ngoi6 gaau1 gun1外交官
Jyutpingngoi6 gaau1 gun1
Yalengoih gāau gūn
Definition
Diplomat; an official appointed by a government to represent the state in international relations.
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How it's used
This term is used exclusively for formal government representatives and carries a sense of prestige and professional distance. Unlike many other job titles in Cantonese, it is rarely used in casual conversation unless discussing international politics or specific career paths. It is strictly reserved for those officially appointed by a state or recognized international body.
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After he became a diplomat, he has to fly to different countries all the time.
nei5你soeng2想m4唔soeng2想zoeng1將loi4來zou6做ngoi6外gaau1交gun1官，doi6代biu2表hoeng1香gong2港heoi3去tung4同jan4人king1傾gai2偈？
Do you want to be a diplomat in the future and represent Hong Kong to talk with others?
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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.
