jyun4 gung1員工员工

Jyutpingjyun4 gung1

Yaleyùhn gūng

名詞Common

Definition

Staff; worker; employee.

neutralworkpeople

How it's used

Refers specifically to people employed by an organization or business, often used in formal or administrative contexts. While it is the standard term for employee, people often use the more casual 打工仔 when talking about the general state of being a worker or wage earner. It is common to hear it paired with company names or departments to specify someone's role.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

le1呢gaan1間gung1公si1司ceng2請zo2咗hou2好do1多san1新jyun4員gung1工aa4呀。

This company has hired a lot of new staff.

nei5你hai6係ne1呢dou6度ge3嘅jyun4員gung1工ding6定hai6係haak3客aa4呀？

Are you an employee here or a customer?

Common phrases

jyun4員gung1工fuk1福lei6利

staff benefits

cyun4全tai2體jyun4員gung1工

all staff

Common mistake

Avoid using it to refer to a colleague or coworker, for which 同事 is the correct term. It describes the relationship between the worker and the employer, not the relationship between two people working together.