ngoi6 kan4外勤
Jyutpingngoi6 kan4
Yalengoih kàhn
Definition
Work done outside the office or in the field.
neutralwork
How it's used
Refers specifically to professional duties performed away from one's primary workstation. It is commonly used as a verb phrase by adding the verb 出, as in 出外勤, to indicate the act of leaving the office for a task. It carries a formal tone despite being used in daily office conversation.
Examples
He has to work in the field today and is not in the office.
Do you need to go out for field work this afternoon?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe personal errands or leisure activities outside the office. It is strictly reserved for official business tasks assigned by an employer.
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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.
