gwaa3 hou6掛號挂号
Jyutpinggwaa3 hou6
Yalegwa houh
Definition
To register at a hospital or clinic, or to send mail via registered post.
- to register at a hospital, clinic, or for an appointment
- registered mail; to send by registered post
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the postal service where the sender receives a receipt and the recipient must sign for delivery. It is strictly a noun in Cantonese, unlike in some other varieties where it might function as a verb. People often use it as a shorthand for the entire process of sending important documents securely.
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Remember to bring your ID card when you collect the registered letter.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage where it can mean to register at a hospital or clinic. In Hong Kong, registering for a doctor's appointment is usually referred to as 預約 or 排隊.
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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.
