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工gung1人jan4

gung1 jan4gōng rén

English

  1. worker
  2. labour; worker
  3. house helper; domestic helper

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 從事體力勞動嘅人,工作範圍通常係建築業或者其他工業(量詞:個)
  2. 傭人;請返嚟屋企做家務嘅員工(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 清潔工人

    cleaner

  • 嗰份工人工好高。

    That job paid well.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我屋企有兩個工人幫我湊仔。

    There are two house helpers taking care of my son in my home.

  • 建築工人因為收唔到人工,所以示威。

    Builders didn't receive their salary, so they protested. ----

  • 我雖然大過佢,但係佢就當正我係工人咁。

    Although I am her elder, she treats me as if I were her servant.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 係,我做過作家,但我覺得自己係一個工人,而唔係一個創作者。 唔係,唔係因為工作性質,而係我自己嘅心態。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 跨國公司係用一個佢哋生活唔到嘅工資嚟吸走較貧窮國家嘅工人。 咁大公司可以畀得起連五倍工人人工都仲可以賺錢!

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 我哋描述咗啲工人唔肯發聲嘅原因,例如認為管理層唔會根據佢哋嘅意見採取行動,定係擔心喺績效管理過程入面受到報復。

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

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

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