goi2 hong4改行
Jyutpinggoi2 hong4
Yalegói hòhng
Definition
To change one's occupation or career.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on a complete shift in professional field rather than just changing companies or roles. It implies a transition that requires learning new skills or entering a different sector entirely. It is commonly used when someone leaves a stable or professional career to pursue something completely different.
Examples
He worked as an accountant for a few years and recently decided to change his career to become a chef.
Are you thinking of changing careers? What industry is so lucrative?
Related words
Common phrases
decide to change careers
forced to change careers
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 轉工, which simply means changing jobs or employers while staying in the same industry. Using 改行 when you are just switching companies sounds like you have made a radical career pivot.
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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.
