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How to say “Work” in Cantonese — 撈嘢 (lou1 je5)

The Cantonese for “work” is 撈嘢 (lou1 je5).

louˉ¹撈jeˏ₅嘢
简 捞嘢
nounwork
nounwork; a combo such as in a dessert where many items are mixed together
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Other ways to say “work”

做嘢zou6 je5
to do work; to work; to be at work; to attend to matters; to carry out a task | Std. Chin.: 幹活; 幹事; 做事; 作事; 辦事; 辦公
做工zou6 gung1
to do work; working
上工soeng5 gung1
go to work; start work
出工ceot1 gung1
go to work; show up for work
效勞haau6 lou4
work in the service of; work for

Example sentences with 撈嘢

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意louˉ¹撈je5.嘢。
He likes to stir things up.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好lyunˍ₆亂gam˗₃咁louˉ¹撈je5.嘢。
Don't stir up trouble randomly.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日haiˊ²喺douˍ₆度louˉ¹撈je5.嘢。
He's always meddling here.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲haiˍ₆係meˉ¹咩louˉ¹撈je5?嘢?
What is this stuff you're mixing?

How to pronounce it

The romanisation in brackets (lou1 je5) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.

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