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社se5會wui2大daai6學hok6

se5 wui2 daai6 hok6shè huì dà xuéinferred

English

  1. literally "university of society"; expresses the idea of learning from work and social experience, as opposed to learning by going to university

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指唔入讀大學,而喺社會上工作,從社會嘅歷練中吸取知識同經驗。多數係一啲未讀過大學喺人嘅自嘲。

Examples

  • 「你讀邊間大學㗎?」「社會大學。」

    "Which university did you graduate from?" "University of Society"

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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