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.
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go3個goExamples
That police post rarely has anyone on duty.
Related words
Common phrases
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.
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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.
