ging2 gong1警崗警岗
Jyutpingging2 gong1
Yalegíng gōng
Definition
Police post; a small police station or outpost.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to small, fixed structures or booths used by police for surveillance or as a local reporting point. Unlike a full-scale police station, these are often found in rural areas, border regions, or near public housing estates. They are primarily for visibility and quick response rather than processing complex criminal cases.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
go2 go3 ging2 gong1 ping4 si4 hou2 siu2 jan4 dong1 zik6
嗰個警崗平時好少人當值。
That police post rarely has anyone on duty.
Related words
Common phrases
ging2 gong1 dong1 zik6
警崗當值
on duty at a police post
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 差館, which refers to a full-sized police station. Using 警崗 to describe a major police station will sound inaccurate to locals.
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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.
