gau3 fo2 jyun4救火員救火员
Jyutpinggau3 fo2 jyun4
Yalegau fó yùhn
Definition
Firefighter; fireman.
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How it's used
While 救火員 is understood, the standard professional term used in Hong Kong for this occupation is 消防員. Using 救火員 sounds slightly more descriptive or informal, as if focusing specifically on the act of extinguishing fire rather than the broader duties of the fire department.
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He really wanted to be a firefighter when he was small.
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Common mistake
Learners often default to 救火員 because it literally translates to fire-extinguishing person, but you will almost never hear this used in an official context or when referring to the profession in daily life; always use 消防員 instead.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
