打工 (daa2 gung1) — to work for others, be gainfully employ… in Cantonese

daaˊ²打gungˉ¹工

Mandarin Pinyin: da3 gong1

Meaning of 打工

nounto work for others, be gainfully employed; to have a part-time job

noun(verb) to work for the employer

我的朋友在一個中學打工。

My friend has a part-time job at a high school.

geiˉ¹基cangˎ₄層daaˊ²打gungˉ¹工

Working in a grassroots job.

ngoˏ₅我haiˍ₆係joekˍ₆藥congˊ²廠daaˊ²打gungˉ¹工

I work at a drug manufacturer.

houˊ²好doˉ¹多daaˊ²打gungˉ¹工zaiˊ²仔jauˏ₅有singˉ¹星keiˉ¹期jatˉ¹一zing˗₃症hauˍ₆候kwan4.群。

Many office workers have Monday blues.

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