hok6 seot6 zi6 jau4學術自由学术自由
Jyutpinghok6 seot6 zi6 jau4
Yalehohk seuht jih yàuh
Definition
Academic freedom; the freedom to conduct research, teach, and publish without interference.
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How it's used
Academic discourse in Hong Kong often centers around this term when discussing the autonomy of tertiary institutions. It is frequently used in formal debates, news reports, and student activism to describe the right to conduct research and express views without political interference. Unlike everyday conversational vocabulary, it carries a weight of civic responsibility and institutional integrity.
Examples
We must uphold academic freedom.
Do you think this university has academic freedom?
Related words
Common phrases
to defend academic freedom
to deprive of academic freedom
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
