sat1 zik1失職失职
Jyutpingsat1 zik1
Yalesāt jīk
Definition
To neglect one's duty or fail to fulfill one's responsibilities.
neutralwork
How it's used
Carries a formal and serious tone, typically used in professional or legal contexts to describe a failure to meet specific job requirements. It is rarely used in casual conversation between friends unless one is making a very pointed, stern accusation about someone's professional conduct.
Examples
How can he get a promotion when he is so negligent in his duties?
You are absolutely negligent for how this matter turned out.
Related words
Common phrases
serious neglect of duty
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for simply being lazy or making a small mistake, but it specifically implies a breach of professional duty or responsibility that carries consequences.
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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.
