daai6 gaa3大假
Jyutpingdaai6 gaa3
Yaledaaih ga
Definition
Paid annual leave.
colloquialworktime
How it's used
Refers specifically to the statutory or contractual annual leave entitlement provided by an employer. It carries a sense of a proper, extended break from work, distinct from taking a single day off for personal errands or sick leave. People often use it in the phrase 放大假 to describe the act of going on this leave.
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jat6日yathExamples
I want to take a few days of annual leave next month to travel.
How many days of annual leave do you still have left to take this year?
Related words
Common phrases
to be on annual leave
to use up remaining annual leave
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with sick leave, which is 病假, or casual leave for personal matters, which is often referred to as 事假. Using 大假 for a short, one-off day off for a doctor's appointment sounds unnatural.
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Grammar guides
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- Modal verbsHow to say can, will, may, should, must, and want. The core modal verbs of Cantonese and the differences that trip up beginners.
