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Chinese
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to do; to make; to produce
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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 |
simp. and trad.
(做盛行)
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做
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盛
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行
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Etymology
Shortened 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
Phrase
做盛行
- (Cantonese, honorific) what's your job; what do you do for a living
請問先生做盛行呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
请问先生做盛行呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]- ceng2 man6 sin1 saang1 zou6 sing6 hong4 aa3?
- May I ask what do you do for a living, sir?
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