hoeng1 gong2 hoi2 gwaan1香港海關香港海关
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 hoi2 gwaan1
Yalehēung góng hói gwāan
Definition
Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the government department responsible for border control and anti-smuggling operations. While often shortened to just 海關 in casual conversation, using the full name is standard when discussing official regulations or specific encounters at the border.
Examples
I was stopped by Hong Kong Customs when passing through the border.
Do you know what the rules are for Hong Kong Customs?
Related words
Common phrases
Hong Kong Customs officer
Hong Kong Customs Ordinance
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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.
