gaa1 jung4家傭家佣
Jyutpinggaa1 jung4
Yalegā yùhng
Definition
Domestic helper; housemaid.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to foreign domestic workers who live in the employer's home. While the term is standard in formal contexts or news reports, people often use the more colloquial term 工人 when speaking casually to friends or family. Using the term suggests a slightly more professional or detached stance compared to the more common and intimate usage of 工人.
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Has your domestic helper gone on leave yet?
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Common phrases
to hire a domestic helper
a respectful way to refer to a domestic helper
Common mistake
Avoid using the term directly to address the person, as it can sound cold or overly formal. It is much more common to use the person's name or a polite title when speaking to them directly.
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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.
