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Definition
White-collar workers; people who do non-manual, professional, or clerical work.
colloquialworkpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to office workers or professionals who do not perform manual labor. It is a direct cultural borrowing from English and functions as a social category rather than just a job description. The term is often used to contrast with 藍領 to highlight differences in workplace environment and physical exertion.
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Common phrases
white-collar class
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe someone just because they wear a white shirt to work, as the term specifically denotes the nature of the labor rather than the actual color of the clothing.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
