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失業

sat1 jip6included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

冇咗份工或者冇人請；冇工開；聽落冇「#待業」咁正面 (to lose one's job or to be unemployed; to be out of work; sounds not as positive as #待業 doi6 jip6)

動詞

Examples

佢失業已經有三個月喇。

keoi5 sat1 jip6 ji5 ging1 jau5 saam1 go3 jyut6 laa3.

He's already been out of work for 3 months.

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /sɐt̚⁵ jiːp̚²/

to lose one's job; to be out of work

Examples

面臨失業

to face unemployment

我現在失業，除了交房租，還要吃飯啊，壓力大啊。

I'm out of work at the moment. Apart from paying rent I also have to make a living; it's very stressful.