打工仔 (dǎ gōng zǎi) — (colloquial) male migrant worker, blue-collar employee
Definition
打工仔 refers to a young male blue-collar or migrant worker, especially one hustling in a big city away from home. Colloquial and somewhat informal; the broader term 打工者 covers all genders.
noun
(colloquial) male migrant workerblue-collar employee
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 打工仔，。Tā yǐ qián shì gè dǎ gōng zǎi, xiàn zài zì jǐ kāi le gōng sī.He used to be a migrant worker, and now he's started his own company.
- 打工仔。Hěn duō dǎ gōng zǎi chūn jié dōu yào huí lǎo jiā guò nián.Many migrant workers go back to their hometowns for the Spring Festival.
- 打工仔圳。Zhè bù diàn yǐng jiǎng de shì jǐ gè dǎ gōng zǎi zài shēn zhèn dǎ pīn de gù shi.This movie tells the story of a few migrant workers struggling in Shenzhen.
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