粵

公gung1事si6

gung1 si6gōng shì

English

  1. work-related matters
  2. (noun) Business duty
  3. documents
  4. task
  5. matter; (slang) refers to poo
  6. official business

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 公家嘅事項;同工作有關嘅一切事項(量詞:件/項/樣)

Examples

  • 食飯時間唔好講公事啦。

    Don't talk about business while we're dining.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 公事公辦。

    It's business.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我的公事包裡裝滿了文件。

    My briefcase is full of papers.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 这样讯问只是警察例行公事。

    Such questioning is routine police business.

    Tatoeba · murr CC BY

  • 我把我的公事包留在公車上了。

    I left my briefcase in the bus.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 婚姻走过十个年头一切只是例行公事。

    Ten years after the wedding, everything is just routine.

    Tatoeba · murr CC BY

  • 公事公辦,唔好帶私人感情入去。

    Don't put personal emotion into work.

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

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