lok6 gaang1落更
Jyutpinglok6 gaang1
Yalelohk gāang
Definition
To finish a shift and get off work.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the act of concluding a scheduled period of work rather than the broader concept of leaving the workplace. It is most commonly heard in service industries, hospitality, or shift-based roles where workers rotate schedules. Using this term signals that you are part of a team that operates on a roster system.
Examples
What time do you finish your shift?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 收工, which is a general term for finishing work for the day regardless of whether you are on a formal shift. 落更 implies a specific handover or the end of a designated block of time.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
