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Definition
Odd-job worker; a person responsible for various chores like delivery, cleaning, and taking out trash.
colloquialworkpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to a worker tasked with miscellaneous, manual, or menial duties that do not fall under a specialized trade. It is common to see this role in older office buildings, restaurants, or construction sites where someone is needed to handle errands, cleaning, or heavy lifting.
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We are hiring an odd-job man here to help move things.
You should find an odd-job man to do this heavy work.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this term to describe a professional handyman or a skilled technician, as it implies low-skilled labor rather than specialized expertise.
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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.
