gun2 lei5 guk2管理局
Jyutpinggun2 lei5 guk2
Yalegún léih gúk
Definition
An administrative authority, board, or bureau.
neutralworkplaces
How it's used
This term is almost exclusively used in the names of official statutory bodies or public organizations in Hong Kong. It carries a formal and bureaucratic weight, distinguishing it from general company names. You will frequently encounter it in public transport or infrastructure contexts, such as the Airport Authority or the Urban Renewal Authority.
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go3個goExamples
He works at the Airport Authority.
Related words
Common phrases
Airport Authority
Urban Renewal Authority
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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.
