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Definition
Servant; a person performing duties for others.
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How it's used
This term is largely restricted to historical contexts, period dramas, or formal compounds like 公僕. In modern daily life, referring to someone as a servant is considered archaic or even offensive, so people prefer using helper or the specific job title instead.
Measure word
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He used to work as a servant for a wealthy family.
This servant works very hard.
Related words
Common phrases
civil servant
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb 僕, which is a common slang term meaning to fall over or trip, as in 僕親.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
