粵

咕gu1喱lei1

gu1 lei1gū lí

English

  1. a coolie
  2. coolie; labourer

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 舊時指搬運工人,而家就泛指收入低而需要大量身體勞動嘅工種(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 我啱啱俾人炒魷,而家喺碼頭做咕喱搬貨。

    I was fired from my firm and am now a hired hand at the docks.

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

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