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官gun1學hok6生saang1

gun1 hok6 saang1guān xué shēnginferred

English

  1. graduated student in public school in ancient China ----
  2. a student sent abroad by the government ----
  3. cadet

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 入官學肄業嘅學生。
  2. 清末民初時期,政府派遣去海外嘅官費留學生。
  3. 香港舊時嘅公務員體制;港英政府從英國招募人才來港,俾佢哋學習中文、了解香港嘅風土人情,然後再加入政府成為基層官員,執行各種職務;1959年,港府將官學生改制為政務官,並開始招募華人政務官。

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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