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Jyutpingzung2 mou6
Yalejúng mouh
Definition
General affairs, or a person in charge of general administrative and clerical duties.
- general affairs; general administrative duties
- a person in charge of general affairs
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the administrative or logistical support staff within an organization. It is commonly used as a job title or to describe the department responsible for office supplies, maintenance, and facility management. Unlike formal administrative roles, it often carries a connotation of handling miscellaneous, hands-on tasks.
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The general affairs person in this company is very busy.
You should find the general affairs department to help you handle it.
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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.
