外工

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
trad. (外工)		外	工
simp. #(外工)		外	工

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gōa-kang

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōa-kang
    • Tâi-lô: guā-kang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goaxkafng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡua⁴¹⁻²² kaŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɡua²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

外工

1. (Southern Min) temporary worker employed in production units (such as factories)
2. (Southern Min) domestic workers (especially part-time workers)