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Occupations 職業

what do you do for a living? lei5 dzou6 sIng6 hon4 a3? ;
lei5 dzou6 bin1 (yAt1) hon4 a3?
where do you work? lei5 hAi2 bin1 dou6 fat3 tsoi4 a3?

occupation dzIk1 yip6
actor 演員 yin2 yün4
businessperson sœng1 yAn4
chef dai6 tsü2
civil servant gUng1 mou6 yün4
dentist a4 yi1 (sAn1)
doctor yi1 sAn1
engineer gUng1 tsIng4 si1
farmer lUng4 fu1
fisherman 4 fu1
homemaker dzü2 fu5
journalist gei3 dze2
king won4
lawyer löt6 si1
looking for a job wAn2 gAn2 gUng1
manager gIng1 lei5
nurse wu6 si6
office worker dzIk1 yün4
pharmacist
police officer
politician dzIng3 dzi6 ga1
prostitute gAi1 [mnemonic] chicken
receptionist dzip3 doi6 yün4
resume
salesperson sAu6 fo3 yün4 ; mai6 fo3 yün4
speech-language pathologist,
speech therapist
言語治療師 yin45 dzi6 liu4 si1
student hok6 san1
surgeon
teacher gau3 si1
translator fan1 yIk6
waiter si6 yIng3
waitress löü5 si6 yIng3
writer dzok3 ga1

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