gung1 si1公司
Jyutpinggung1 si1
Yalegūng sī
Definition
A company, corporation, or firm; a business entity that produces goods or provides services to make a profit.
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How it's used
People often use this word to refer to their workplace in a casual sense, even if they are just talking about their office. It is very common to hear people say 返公司 to mean going to work, regardless of the specific nature of the business. When talking about a specific firm, always remember to use the classifier 間.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
Which company do you work for?
Related words
Common phrases
to set up a company
to go to work
for a company to go out of business
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
