粵

差caai1館gun2

simp差馆also written差舘
caai1 gun2chāi guǎn

English

  1. (noun) a police station
  2. police station; the building which accommodates the police officers and other staff members who belong to a district

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係警署,隸屬某區嘅差人同其他職員辦公嘅建築物,亦係存放裝備、車輛以及羈留疑犯嘅場所(量詞:間)

Examples

  • 七號差館

    Western Police Station

  • 你知唔知差館喺邊呀?

    Do you know where the police station is?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢俾人偷咗個銀包,所以要去差館落口供。

    He had his wallet stolen, so he went to the police station for testimony.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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