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› 打工仔
打工仔
daa2
gung1
zai2
Cantonese
Slang
💡 Tip:
A wage slave; a salaried worker grinding day to day. Used with both affection and resigned humour — most Hongkongers identify as 打工仔. The defining identity of the HK working person.
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daa2
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工
gung1
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zai2
T2
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working-class people; a junior employee
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打工仔
daa2
gung1
zai2
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