sai2 daai6 beng2洗大餅洗大饼
Jyutpingsai2 daai6 beng2
Yalesái daaih béng
Definition
To wash dishes as a low-paying or menial job.
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How it's used
This term is a humorous, self-deprecating way to describe the manual labor of washing dishes in a commercial kitchen. It is specifically used to refer to the job itself rather than the domestic chore of washing dishes at home. Using this term often implies that the work is repetitive, tiring, or low-status.
Examples
He used to work as a dishwasher at a restaurant.
Why are you going to work as a dishwasher?
Related words
Common phrases
to go work as a dishwasher
Common mistake
Do not use this term to describe washing dishes at home or for personal tasks, as it specifically refers to the professional role of a dishwasher in a restaurant setting.
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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.
