「work」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: woek1
Part of Speech: verb
Labels: Loanword
Explanation:
  • to work; to function
    (Cant.) 部bou6機gei1唔m4workwoek1喎wo3。
    (Eng.) The machine does not work.

  • to be able to achieve the desired result; to be feasible; to be practical
    (Cant.) 全cyun4港gong2自zi6動dung6捐gyun1器hei3官gun1到dou3底dai2workwoek1唔m4work?woek1
    (Eng.) Does it work to implement a territory-wide opt-out organ donation scheme in Hong Kong?
    (Cant.) 大daai6家gaa1覺gok3得dak1異ji6地dei6戀lyun2workwoek1唔m4work?woek1
    (Eng.) What do you guys think. Do long-distance relationships work?

  • (when preceded by degree adverbs, like 好 hou2) to work really well; to exceed expectation
    (Cant.) 呢ni1條tiu4橋kiu2好hou2workwoek1喎wo3!
    (Eng.) This is a brilliant idea! (=The idea worked very well.)
    (Cant.) 上soeng6次ci3佢keoi5介gaai3紹siu6嗰go2隻zek3咳kat1藥joek6水seoi2好hou2workwoek1喎wo3。
    (Eng.) That cough syrup he recommended last time is really great.

See also: 做工 辦事 郁手 do 行得通
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