gin3 gung1見工见工
Jyutpinggin3 gung1
Yalegin gūng
Definition
To attend a job interview; to interview for a job.
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How it's used
This is a verb-object compound where 見 functions as the verb and 工 as the object. It is the standard way to refer to the act of interviewing for a job, replacing the more formal 面試 in casual conversation. You can insert aspect markers like 咗 or 過 directly between the two characters, such as 見咗工.
Examples
Are you going for a job interview tomorrow?
I was so nervous during the interview that my voice was shaking.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 搵工, which means to look for a job. You might spend a long time 搵工 before you finally get an invitation to 見工.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
