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Yalegíng
Definition
Police; a short form for police officer or the police force.
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How it's used
This character functions primarily as a bound morpheme in compound words rather than as a standalone noun. While it represents the concept of police, you will almost always hear people use 警察 or 阿Sir to refer to the police in daily speech. It appears frequently in official titles or specific roles like 輔警 or 警署.
Examples
There is a police car ahead, drive carefully.
Have you seen that police officer?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this character alone to mean 'a policeman' in casual conversation as it sounds unnatural and overly formal. Use 警察 or the colloquial term 阿Sir instead.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
