si1 gung1施工
Jyutpingsi1 gung1
Yalesī gūng
Definition
To carry out a construction project; to be under construction.
neutralworkplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to the active process of building or engineering work on a site. It is commonly used in formal signage or official notices, but also appears in daily speech when complaining about noise or road closures. Unlike general verbs for working, it implies large scale physical development or infrastructure projects.
Examples
They are doing construction here, move away a bit.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe general work or tasks, as it is strictly reserved for construction or engineering projects. For general work, use 做嘢 instead.
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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.
