做盛行
Chinese
editto do; to make; to produce | flourishing; to hold; contain flourishing; to hold; contain; to ladle; pick up with a utensil; surname |
to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional | ||
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simp. and trad. (做盛行) |
做 | 盛 | 行 |
Etymology
editShortened from earlier 做乜盛行 as attested in Cantonese Made Easy (1907). 盛 is an honorific adjective as contrasted to the humble term 敝行.
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zou6 sing6 hong4
- Yale: jouh sihng hòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzou6 sing6 hong4
- Guangdong Romanization: zou6 xing6 hong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sou̯²² sɪŋ²² hɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Phrase
edit做盛行
- (Cantonese, honorific) what's your job; what do you do for a living