粵

放fong3工gung1

fong3 gung1fàng gōng

English

  1. to knock off work for the day
  2. finish work
  3. to finish work; to leave work; to be done for the day

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 做完每日嘅工作又或者已經到咗指定嘅時間,可以離開工作崗位

Examples

  • 我每日六點鐘放工。

    I leave work at six every day.

  • 我哋放工不如去飲返杯囉?

    How about going out for a drink after work?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我尋日放工返屋企嗰陣同我個舊女朋友撞到正。

    Yesterday I was on my way home from work when I ran smack into my old girlfriend.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你一般幾點放工?

    Tatoeba · minshirui CC BY

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

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