lou4 zi1勞資劳资
Jyutpinglou4 zi1
Yalelòuh jī
Definition
Labor and management; the employer and the employees.
neutralwork
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the relationship between the two parties in a professional or legal context. It is almost exclusively used in formal settings like news reports, contract discussions, or union negotiations rather than casual conversation. It functions as a collective noun representing both sides of the employment divide.
Examples
Have the employer and employees agreed on the terms yet?
This labor-management negotiation seems to be going very smoothly.
Related words
Common phrases
labor dispute
labor-management relations
labor-management negotiations
Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual talk about your boss or colleagues, as it sounds overly bureaucratic and detached. It is not a term for an individual employer or employee, but strictly for the dynamic between the two groups.
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
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.
