ging2 caat3警察

Jyutpingging2 caat3

Yalegíng chaat

名詞Very common

Definition

Police officer or the police force.

police officer; government law enforcement officer
the police; police force

neutralpeoplework

How it's used

Refers specifically to individual officers or the institution as a whole. While the formal term is used in news and official settings, people often use the more colloquial term 阿Sir to address an officer directly or refer to them in casual conversation. Using the term in a direct address can sound quite serious or confrontational depending on the tone.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

go2嗰bin1邊jau5有ging2警caat3察ceon4巡lo4邏gan2緊aa4呀。

There are police officers patrolling over there.

nei5你gin3見dou3到ging2警caat3察wui2會m4唔wui2會geng1驚㗎？

Do you feel scared when you see the police?

Related words

synonymcaai1 jan4差人chāi yành

Common phrases

bou3報ging2警

to call the police

ging2警caat3察guk6局

police station

Common mistake

Avoid using it as a verb. Some learners mistakenly try to use it to mean 'to police' or 'to monitor', but it functions strictly as a noun in Cantonese.