tung4 jip6同業同业
Jyutpingtung4 jip6
Yaletùhng yihp
Definition
People or businesses in the same trade or industry; peers or colleagues.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in professional or business contexts to refer to competitors or colleagues working within the same specific industry. It carries a slightly formal tone compared to more casual ways of describing someone in the same field, such as講開同行. It is frequently used when discussing market competition or networking within a specific sector.
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wai6位waihExamples
Those few companies are all in the same trade, they often have business dealings.
Do you know any other people in the same line of business?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 同行, which is much more common and versatile in daily speech. While 同業 specifically highlights the business or trade aspect, 同行 can also refer to someone walking alongside you or simply being in the same profession.
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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.
