jung4 gung1傭工佣工

Jyutpingjung4 gung1

Yaleyùhng gūng

名詞

Definition

Domestic helper; a servant or maid hired to handle household chores and care for family members.

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How it's used

While 傭工 is the formal term often used in legal documents and official government communications, it sounds quite clinical or distant in casual conversation. Most Hong Kong people prefer using 工人 or the more specific 外傭 when referring to domestic helpers. Using 傭工 in a friendly chat might make you sound like you are reading a contract or a news report.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

keoi5佢uk1屋kei2企ceng2請zo2咗go3個san1新jung4傭gung1工。

Their family hired a new domestic helper.

nei5你go3個jung4傭gung1工gei2幾dim2點faan1返gung1工aa4呀？

What time does your domestic helper start work?

Common phrases

ngoi6外zik6籍jung4傭gung1工

foreign domestic helper

ping3聘cing2請jung4傭gung1工

to hire a domestic helper

Common mistake

Avoid using 傭工 to address someone directly, as it can sound dehumanizing or overly bureaucratic. It is strictly a noun for describing the role or status, not a term of address.