gwok3 man4 gaau3 juk6國民教育国民教育
Jyutpinggwok3 man4 gaau3 juk6
Yalegwok màhn gaau yuhk
Definition
National education; patriotic education designed to foster national identity.
neutralschool
How it's used
Refers specifically to the controversial curriculum initiative introduced in Hong Kong schools around 2012. It carries strong political connotations and is frequently associated with debates over identity, patriotism, and academic freedom. Using the term often signals an awareness of these specific historical and social tensions rather than just a neutral description of a school subject.
Examples
Is it a good thing that schools are implementing national education?
They strongly oppose the implementation of national education.
Related words
Common phrases
implement national education
oppose national education
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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.
