毅進仔

Chinese

		Diploma Yi Jin; a sub-degree course for post-secondary students who fail their Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education examination	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (毅進仔)		毅進	仔
simp. (毅进仔)		毅进	仔

Etymology

From the fact that most junior police officers of the Hong Kong Police Force held the academic qualification of Diploma Yi Jin, a sub-degree course for post-secondary students who fail their Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination. Used by protesters during the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests to criticize the misconduct of frontline police officers and ridicule their intelligence.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁶ zeon³ zai²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngai⁶ zeon³ zai²
    • Yale: ngaih jeun jái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁶ dzoen³ dzai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁶ zên³ zei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²² t͡sɵn³³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

毅進仔

1. (Hong Kong, Cantonese, literal) graduate of the Diploma Yi Jin Programme
2. (Hong Kong, Cantonese, derogatory) police officer of the Hong Kong Police Force