gung1 bou3公佈公布
Jyutpinggung1 bou3
Yalegūng bou
Definition
To announce publicly, make public, or officially promulgate.
neutralcommunicationwork
How it's used
Public announcements of this nature carry a formal weight and are typically associated with institutional or governmental actions. While it can be used for smaller scale news, it often implies a structured or official process of releasing information to the public. It is distinct from casual sharing or telling, which would use words like 話畀人知.
Examples
The government has announced the new traffic arrangements.
When will the exam results be announced?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often use this word for private or casual news, but it sounds overly stiff and unnatural in those contexts. Reserve it for official, public, or mass-distributed information.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
