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Jyutping
gau6 tung4 si6
Pinyin
jiù tóng2shi
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
an old work colleague [written and colloquial]
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
我个旧同事留低咗好多苏州屎畀我,我执佢手尾执得好辛苦。
我個舊同事留低咗好多蘇州屎畀我,我執佢手尾執得好辛苦。
ngo5 go3 gau6 tung4 si6 lau4 dai1 zo2 hou2 do1 sou1 zau1 si2 bei2 ngo5, ngo5 zap1 keoi5 sau2 mei5 zap1 dak1 hou2 san1 fu2.
My ex-colleague has left me a mess to pick up. It is so tough to handle such a mess.