gung1 lap6 ji1 jyun2公立醫院公立医院
Jyutpinggung1 lap6 ji1 jyun2
Yalegūng lahp yī yún
Definition
Public hospital
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How it's used
Public hospitals in Hong Kong are managed by the Hospital Authority and are the primary choice for most residents due to their affordability. While they offer high quality care, they are notorious for extremely long waiting times for non emergency services. Locals often contrast these with 私家醫院 when discussing the trade off between cost and speed of service.
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gaan1間gānExamples
He is very sick and needs to be sent to a public hospital immediately.
Do you know which public hospital has an emergency room?
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Common phrases
public hospital emergency room
to wait for public hospital services
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with private clinics or private hospitals, as the quality of service and the cost structure are vastly different. Be aware that for non emergency cases, you may face a wait of several hours or even months for specialist consultations.
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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.
