daa2 gung1 zai2打工仔
Jyutpingdaa2 gung1 zai2
Yaledá gūng jái
Definition
An employee, wage earner, or worker.
colloquialworkpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to people who work for a salary rather than owning a business. It carries a sense of shared identity among employees, often highlighting the struggle of balancing work and life. The term is frequently used in media and casual conversation to contrast the lives of regular workers with those of business owners or bosses.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Being an employee is really tough.
Related words
Common phrases
grassroots worker
the inner voice of employees
Common mistake
Do not use this to refer to a specific job title or a person's profession. It is a collective or general term for the working class and does not replace specific roles like 經理 or 侍應.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
