待業 [－业]

Jyutping doi6 jip6
Pinyin dài yè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to await job assignment (term used only in mainland China)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    揾​緊​嘢​做​；​冇​「​失業​」​咁​直接
    to be unemployed; to be job-waiting; less direct than 失業sat1 jip6 (to lose one's job)
    • 待業青年
      待业青年
      doi6 jip6 cing1 nin4
      unemployed teenager
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Mainland-China
    to wait for employment
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    待业青年
    待業青年
    doi6 jip6 cing1 nin4
    • unemployed teenager
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    因为待业，他没有事情可做，他整天闲逛。
    因為待業，他沒有事情可做，他整天閒逛。
    yīn wèi dài yè ， tā méi yǒu shì qíng kě zuò ， tā zhěng tiān xián guàng ．
    • Because he is unemployed, he has nothing to do and he strolls around all day.