揾工 [－－]

Jyutping wan2 gung1
Pinyin wèn gōng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    求職
    to seek a job
    • 我揾工揾足半年，都未揾到。
      我揾工揾足半年，都未揾到。
      ngo5 wan2 gung1 wan2 zuk1 bun3 nin4, dou1 mei6 wan2 dou2.
      I have been seeking a job for half year, still got no luck.
  2. 近義詞
    揾嘢做
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢喺外国捞唔掂，要返嚟香港揾工。
    佢喺外國撈唔掂，要返嚟香港揾工。
    keoi5 hai2 ngoi6 gwok3 lou1 m4 dim6, jiu3 faan1 lai4 hoeng1 gong2 wan2 gung1.
    • He couldn't make a living in a foreign country, so he came back to Hong Kong to look for a job.
  2. Cantonese
    你毕咗业又唔揾工，日日喺屋企颓废冇用㗎㖞！
    你畢咗業又唔揾工，日日喺屋企頹廢冇用㗎喎！
    nei5 bat1 zo2 jip6 jau6 m4 wan2 gung1, jat6 jat6 hai2 uk1 kei2 teoi4 fai3 mou5 jung6 gaa3 wo3!
    • You've graduated but you aren't looking for a job. Every day you stay at home dispirited, how useless!
  3. Cantonese
    我揾工揾足半年，都未揾到。
    我揾工揾足半年，都未揾到。
    ngo5 wan2 gung1 wan2 zuk1 bun3 nin4, dou1 mei6 wan2 dou2.
    • I have been seeking a job for half year, still got no luck.
  4. Cantonese
    而家人人都有大学学位，张沙纸只系揾工嘅入场券嚟咋。
    而家人人都有大學學位，張沙紙只係揾工嘅入場券嚟咋。
    ji4 gaa1 jan4 jan4 dou1 jau5 daai6 hok6 hok6 wai2, zoeng1 saa1 zi2 zi2 hai6 wan2 gung1 ge3 jap6 coeng4 gyun3 lai4 zaa3.
    • Everybody has an academic degree nowadays. A certificate is nothing more than an admission ticket for employment opportunities.
  5. Cantonese
    大城市里面嘅大学生比比皆是，揾工做唔易㗎！
    大城市裏面嘅大學生比比皆是，揾工做唔易㗎！
    daai6 sing4 si5 leoi5 min6 ge3 daai6 hok6 saang1 bei2 bei2 gaai1 si6, wan2 gung1 zou6 m4 ji6 gaa3.
    • In big cities, university graduates are everywhere. It isn't easy to get a job!