Weekly Cantonese: baan6 gung1每週廣東話: 扮工

扮 pretend/play the role baan6
工 work gung1

Meaning: pretend to be working

意思:實際上沒有做事,卻假裝勤力工作

Example: Monday is Labor Day holiday, take a deep breath and relax, no need to pretend to be working!

例句:星期一勞動節假期,可以真正抖吓唔做嘢,唔使扮工啦!

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扮工 pretend to be working
辦公 office work / work (particularly in the office)

Both terms have the same sound.
兩個詞同一個音

Look at the irony of these two terms.
睇吓佢哋嘅諷刺意味。

HK sense of humour.
港式幽默。

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