gau3 wu6救護救护
Jyutpinggau3 wu6
Yalegau wuh
Definition
To rescue and care for the sick or injured; first aid or paramedic work.
neutralhealthwork
How it's used
Refers specifically to the act of providing emergency medical assistance or first aid rather than long term hospital care. It is most commonly encountered in professional contexts like 救護車 or 救護員. While it can function as a verb, it is frequently used as a noun to describe the service or the system of emergency medical response.
Examples
They arrived at the scene quickly to provide medical aid to the injured.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean general medical treatment or seeing a doctor, as it implies an emergency or rescue situation. For routine medical care, use 睇醫生 or 治療 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.
