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工gung1具geoi6人jan4

gung1 geoi6 jan4gōng jù rén

English

  1. (neologism, attested by 2010) (slang) a person used by sb as a means to an end
  2. a person used by others as a tool, doing errands for them without rewards; errand boy/girl; literally, tool person

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 任勞任怨,一直俾人利用、好似工具咁使嘅人

Examples

  • 我日日都要幫佢地買飯,好似工具人咁。

    I order food for them every day, feel like being used as a tool.

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

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