粵

返faan1工gung1

faan1 gung1fǎn gōng

English

  1. to do poorly done work over again
  2. to go to work
  3. to work in a workplace or in the office (for a living)
  4. (Guangdong dialect) to go to work

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺規定嘅時間,到特定嘅地點做嘢,從而換取金錢

Examples

  • 我唔想返工。

    I don't want to go to work.

    Tatoeba · cheeseisdisgusting CC BY

  • 返工返成點呀?

    How's work?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我踩單車返工。

    I cycle to work.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你返工返成點呀?

    How's your job?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你今日唔使返工咩?

    Aren't you working today?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 負責人今日冇返工喎。

    The person in-charge is on leave today.

  • 我家姐喺太古廣場返工。

    My elder sister works at Pacific Place.

  • 我星期一至六都要返工㗎。

    I need to work from Monday to Saturday.

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

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