hung4 wui2紅會红会
Jyutpinghung4 wui2
Yalehùhng wúi
Definition
The Red Cross society.
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How it's used
Shortening names of organizations is extremely common in Hong Kong, and 紅會 is the standard way to refer to the Hong Kong Red Cross. Using the full name 香港紅十字會 in casual conversation often sounds overly formal or like you are reading from a news report. It is almost exclusively used when talking about blood donation services or humanitarian aid provided by the organization.
Examples
I am going to the Red Cross to donate blood tomorrow.
Related words
Common phrases
Red Cross blood donation station
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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.
