gung1工

Jyutpinggung1

Yalegūng

名詞Very common

Definition

Work, job, or employment that is done in exchange for money.

colloquialwork

How it's used

Refers specifically to the concept of employment or a professional role rather than the act of working itself. When talking about the act of performing labor, use 做嘢 instead. It is almost always paired with a classifier like 份 when discussing a specific position.

Measure word

fan2份fán

Examples

keoi5佢fan2份gung1工hou2好san1辛fu2苦，seng4成jat6日dou1都jiu3要OT。

Their job is very tough, they have to work overtime all the time.

nei5你wan2搵dou3到gung1工mei6未aa4呀？

Have you found a job yet?

Common phrases

wan2搵gung1工

to look for a job

fan2份gung1工

a job

zyun3轉gung1工

to change jobs

Common mistake

Do not use it as a verb to mean to work. Use 返工 to mean going to work or working at a job, and use 做嘢 to describe the general act of doing work or tasks.