bui3 ging2 diu6 caa4背景調查背景调查
Jyutpingbui3 ging2 diu6 caa4
Yalebui gíng diuh chàh
Definition
Background check; background investigation.
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How it's used
This term is standard in professional and legal contexts, but it is also frequently used in casual conversation when discussing job applications or vetting potential partners. It functions as a compound noun that implies a formal process of gathering information about someone's history. While it sounds formal, it is the only common way to express this concept in Cantonese.
Examples
Companies usually need to do a background check before hiring someone.
Do you know if they will conduct a background check?
Related words
Common phrases
to conduct a background check
to pass a background check
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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.
