請ceng2假gaa3

English

1. to request leave of absence
2. to ask for leave; to apply for leave

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 申請喺某段時間內放假，唔返工／學

Examples

• 我好想請假去旅行。

  I really want to take some leave to go travelling.

• 他剛請假走了。

  He's just gone on leave.

  Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

• 我下週必須請假。

  I have to be absent from school next week.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 我不知道他请假的原因。

  I don't know the reason why he was absent.

  Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

• 俊傑今天請假，好像去考公職。

  Chun-chieh took the day off. I think he's taking the civil service exam.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY