包工

Chinese

		to cover; to wrap; to hold to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for)	work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
simp. and trad. (包工)		包	工

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāogōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baau¹ gung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pau-kang

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāogōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: baogong
    • Wade–Giles: pao¹-kung¹
    • Yale: bāu-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baugong
    • Palladius: баогун (baogun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baau¹ gung¹
    • Yale: bāau gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baau¹ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bao¹ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːu̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pau-kang
    • Tâi-lô: pau-kang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pau'kafng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pau⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pau³³ kaŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pau⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pau⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pau⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

包工

1. to undertake to perform work within a time limit and certain specifications; to work on contract

Derived terms

• 包工頭／包工头 (bāogōngtóu)