粵

辦baan6公gung1

simp办公
baan6 gung1bàn gōng

English

  1. to handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work
  2. to do office work; to attend to business
  3. (euphemism) to defecate

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 做公事,做嘢
  2. (委婉語)屙屎

Examples

  • 辦公時間

    office hours

  • 佢被控阻差辦公。

    He was accused of obstructing police business.

  • 我要去廁所辦公啊!

    I need to do some 'business' in the toilet!

  • 星期六、日照常辦公。

    The office will be open as usual on Saturdays and Sundays. ----

  • 我朝頭早有時唔喺辦公室。

    I'm not always in the office in the morning.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我唔可以喺辦公室到瞓晏覺。

    I cannot have a nap at the office.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 可唔可以嚟我辦公室講兩句呀?

    Can I see you in my office for a minute?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢哋喺辦公室度裝咗部自動販賣機。

    They installed a vending machine at work.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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