gei1 din6機電机电
Jyutpinggei1 din6
Yalegēi dihn
Definition
Electrical and mechanical (E&M); engineering fields involving ventilation, plumbing, electricity, and gas.
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How it's used
This term is an abbreviation for electrical and mechanical engineering, covering a wide range of building services like ventilation, plumbing, and fire safety systems. It is standard professional jargon used in the construction and property management industries in Hong Kong. You will frequently see it on signage for engineering firms or government departments.
Examples
The E&M facilities in this building are very old.
Are you working in E&M engineering?
Related words
Common phrases
E&M engineering
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
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Classifier
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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.
