打工

打⫽工 (verb-object)

1. (Mainland China, Taiwan) to work on a part-time, casual or temporary basis

   準備到北京打工／准备到北京打工  ―  zhǔnbèi dào běijīng dǎgōng  ―  to intend to go to Beijing for work

   我想在暑假打工。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Wǒ xiǎng zài shǔjià dǎgōng. [Pinyin]

   I'm planning to get a job for the summer.

   你在外邊打工實在是太苦了。 [MSC, trad.]
   你在外边打工实在是太苦了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ zài wàibiān dǎgōng shízài shì tài kǔ le. [Pinyin]

   It's really too hard for you to work outside.

2. (Hong Kong, Cantonese) to work (for a company); to be employed

• (Hokkien, Teochew) 拍工