haau6 zoeng2校長校长
Jyutpinghaau6 zoeng2
Yalehaauh jéung
Definition
Head of a school or university, such as a principal, headmaster, or chancellor.
neutralschoolpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to the head of a primary or secondary school, or the president of a university. It is a formal title used when addressing someone directly or referring to them in a professional capacity. When speaking about the person in a more casual or distant way, people often add the surname before it, such as 陳校長.
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wai6位waihExamples
The principal will come to the school to inspect today.
Related words
Common phrases
university president
newly appointed principal
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 老師, which refers to any teacher. Using 校長 to address a regular teacher is incorrect and can be seen as mocking or overly formal.
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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.
