hyut3 hon6血汗

Jyutpinghyut3 hon6

Yalehyut hohn

名詞Rare

Definition

Blood and sweat; hard work, toil, and intense effort.

colloquialworkmoney

How it's used

Focuses on the physical or mental exhaustion behind an achievement rather than just the effort itself. It is almost exclusively used in negative contexts involving loss, waste, or the struggle to earn something valuable. When paired with money, it emphasizes that the funds were earned through significant personal sacrifice.

Examples

ni1呢di1啲cin2錢hai6係ngo5我san1辛fu2苦zaan6賺faan1返lai4嚟ge3嘅hyut3血hon6汗cin2錢。

This money is the hard-earned cash I made through blood and sweat.

nei5你gam3咁joeng2樣long6浪fai3費sik6食mat6物，zan1真hai6係deoi3對m4唔zyu6住nung4農fu1夫ge3嘅hyut3血hon6汗。

Wasting food like this is really disrespectful to the farmers' hard work.

Common phrases

hyut3血hon6汗cin2錢

hard-earned money

hyut3血hon6汗gung1工cong2廠

sweatshop

Common mistake

Do not use this to describe simple tasks or easy work. It is reserved for situations involving genuine hardship or long-term dedication, so applying it to minor chores sounds overly dramatic or sarcastic.