gun2 lei5 jyun4管理員管理员
Jyutpinggun2 lei5 jyun4
Yalegún léih yùhn
Definition
An administrator, manager, caretaker, or security guard of a place or building.
- administrator; manager; person managing the daily affairs of a place
- caretaker; building security guard
colloquialpeopleplaces
How it's used
Refers almost exclusively to the security guard or concierge stationed at the entrance of a residential building or estate. While it literally translates to manager, using it for a corporate manager would sound confusing or incorrect, as those roles are usually described with specific titles like 經理.
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The security guard helped me open the door.
Related words
Common phrases
residential estate security guard
building security guard
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a manager in a business or office setting, as it specifically implies a role related to building maintenance, security, or facility oversight.
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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.
