粵

高gou1就zau6

gou1 zau6gāo jiù

English

  1. to take up a prestigious position
  2. (courteous) to work (as in 您在哪高就[nin2 zai4 na3 gao1 jiu4] "where are you working?")
  3. to get a good or better job

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 揾到份好工

Examples

  • 令郎喺邊度高就呀?

    In which company does your son work?

  • 另謀高就

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

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