gwok3 laap6國立国立
Jyutpinggwok3 laap6
Yalegwok laahp
Definition
National or state-run; established and funded by the state.
neutralschoolplaces
How it's used
This term is almost exclusively reserved for formal institutions like universities, museums, or libraries that are funded by a national government. It carries a sense of prestige and official status, distinguishing these entities from private or commercial ones. You will rarely hear it used in casual conversation outside of discussing specific public institutions.
Examples
This is a state-run university, the tuition fee is not considered very expensive.
Do you know which one is the national museum?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 公立, which refers to public institutions managed by local governments or municipalities rather than the national state. While they share similar funding models, they are not interchangeable in formal naming conventions.
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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.
