lip6 tau4 gung1 si1獵頭公司猎头公司
Jyutpinglip6 tau4 gung1 si1
Yalelihp tàuh gūng sī
Definition
Headhunting firm; an executive search or employment recruitment agency.
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How it's used
Professional recruitment agencies in Hong Kong are frequently referred to by this term, which is a direct loan translation from English. It carries a slightly more upscale or corporate connotation than simply looking for a job through classified ads or general employment agencies. People often use it when discussing high level executive roles or specialized technical positions.
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gaan1間gānExamples
He recently received a call from a headhunting company.
Have you ever asked a headhunting company to help you find a job?
Related words
Common phrases
to seek out a headhunting company
headhunter consultant
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
