粵

下haa6人jan4

haa6 jan4xià rén

English

  1. (old) servant
  2. servant
  3. (dialect) children; grandchildren
  4. servant; maid

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 傭人;請返嚟屋企做家務嘅員工,地位比較低(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 佢請咗三個下人分別負責煮飯、清潔同湊仔。

    She employs three maids, they are responsible for cooking, cleaning and baby-sitting particularly.

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

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