gim1 hoi1兼開兼开
Jyutpinggim1 hoi1
Yalegīm hōi
Definition
To also run or operate in addition to one's main business.
colloquialworkdaily actions
How it's used
This term specifically implies maintaining a secondary role or activity alongside a primary one. It often carries the nuance of multitasking or juggling different responsibilities simultaneously. It is most commonly used in professional or task-oriented contexts rather than for general additive information.
Examples
He works a regular job and also does part-time work.
Besides studying, do you also have other things you do on the side?
Related words
Common phrases
also working a side job
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 仲有 or 同埋, but 兼開 specifically requires the sense of an ongoing, habitual secondary commitment rather than just adding an extra item to a list.
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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.
