打工仔

Chinese

		to work on a part-time, casual or temporary basis	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
simp. and trad. (打工仔)		打工	仔

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dǎgōngzǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥㄗㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daa² gung¹ zai²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dǎgōngzǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥㄗㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daagongtzae
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daa² gung¹ zai²
  - Yale: dá gūng jái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daa² gung¹ dzai²
  - Guangdong Romanization: da² gung¹ zei²
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Noun

打工仔

(colloquial) young worker
(colloquial, chiefly Mainland China) young man who leaves his hometown in the countryside to work in menial jobs in the city

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