粵

值zik6勤kan4

zik6 kan4zhí qín

English

  1. variant of 執勤|执勤[zhi2 qin2]
  2. to be on duty

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係當更

Examples

  • 當你值勤時最好不要抽煙。

    You had better not smoke while on duty.

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  • 我今晚要當更,去唔到睇戲。

    我今天晚上要值勤,不能去看電影。 (ngo5 gam1 tin1 maan5 soeng6 jiu3 zik6 kan4, bat1 nang4 heoi3 hon3 din6 jing2.)

    I will be on duty so I cannot go to a movie.

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

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