打daa2工gung1

English

1. to work a temporary or casual job
2. (verb) to work for the employer
3. to work for (a company); to be employed
4. (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 成為某間公司或者機構嘅員工，同佢做嘢；受僱工作

Examples

• 打工仔

  employee

• 佢幫一間英國公司打工。

  She works for a British company.

• 我打工㗎咋，邊話得事啊？

  I just work for the company, who am I to make decisions?

• 我喺一間貿易公司度打工。

  I'm working for a trading firm.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 佢係由啲打工仔挖出自己細細個嘅儲蓄，即係5、10、20文去建造。

  Tatoeba CC BY

• 周末我在超市打工。

  I work part-time at the supermarket on weekends.

  Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

• 淑華說她明年想出國打工，結果被家人勸退。

  Shu-hwa said she wanted to work abroad next year, but her family talked her out of it.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY