當差 [当－]

Jyutping dong1 caai1
Pinyin dāng chāi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to be a police officer
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    做同​警察​有​關​嘅​職​業
    to work as a policeman
    • 好仔唔當差
      好仔唔当差
      hou2 zai2 m4 dong1 caai1
      "good men don't join the police"
    • 我個仔當差㗎。
      我个仔当差㗎。
      ngo5 go3 zai2 dong1 caai1 gaa3.
      My son is a policeman.
    • 佢當咗十年差。
      佢当咗十年差。
      keoi5 dong1 zo2 sap6 nin4 caai1.
      He has been a policeman for ten years.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese
    to be a police officer
    • 好仔唔當差。
      好仔唔当差。
      hou2 zai2 m4 dong1 caa1.
      Good kids don't become cops.
  2. verb
    to run errands for officials or employers
  3. noun
    male servant
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 當警察 – 当警察
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢第时想当差。
    佢第時想當差。
    keoi5 dai6 si4 soeng2 dong1 caai1 。
    • He wants to be a policeman in the future.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    好仔唔当差
    好仔唔當差
    hou2 zai2 m4 dong1 caai1
    • "good men don't join the police"
    • a decent person will not be a policeman
    • good men don't join the police force
  2. Cantonese
    我个仔当差㗎。
    我個仔當差㗎。
    ngo5 go3 zai2 dong1 caai1 gaa3.
    • My son is a policeman.
  3. Cantonese
    中学毕业嘅文职人工咁奀，我不如去当差好过啦。
    中學畢業嘅文職人工咁奀，我不如去當差好過啦。
    zung1 hok6 bat1 jip6 ge3 man4 zik1 jan4 gung1 gam3 an1, ngo5 bat1 jyu4 heoi3 dong1 caai1 hou2 gwo3 laa1.
    • The pay of an office job for a high school graduate is so low, I might as well become a police officer.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    好仔唔当差。
    好仔唔當差。
    hou2 zai2 m4 dong1 caa1.
    • Good kids don't become cops.