粵

事si6業jip6

simp事业
si6 jip6shì yè

English

  1. undertaking
  2. project
  3. activity
  4. (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
  5. publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
  6. career
  7. occupation
  8. career

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 人所從事,對個人或社會有一定目標、影響嘅活動(量詞:番)

Examples

  • 今時今日想有事業嘅人,都一定要食吓人。

    If you want to make a career these days, you have to be a bit of an ogre.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 德蘭修女將筆獎金用咗喺佢喺印度同埋全世界嘅事業到。

    Mother Teresa used the prize money for her work in India and around the world.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 新年!新事业!

    New Year! New Career!

    Tatoeba · basilhan CC BY

  • 事业会很快重振。

    Business will recover soon.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 喬治在事業上失敗了。

    George failed in business.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 他只是個事業合夥人。

    He's just a business associate.

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 公共事業

    public utilities

  • 革命事業

    revolutionary cause

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

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