| what do you do for a living? | lei5
dzou sIng hon a ? ;lei  dzou bin (y t) hon a?
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| where do you work? | lei hi bin dou fat tsoi a? |
| occupation | dzIk yip |
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| actor | 演員 | yin yün |
| businessperson | sœng yn |
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| chef | dai tsü |
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| civil servant | gUng mou yün |
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| dentist | a yi (sn) |
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| doctor | yi sn1 |
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| engineer | gUng tsIng si |
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| farmer | lUng fu |
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| fisherman | yü fu |
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| homemaker | dzü fu |
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| journalist | gei dze |
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| king | won |
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| lawyer | löt si |
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| looking for a job | wn gn gUng |
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| manager | gIng lei |
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| nurse | wu si |
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| office worker | dzIk yün |
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| pharmacist | ||
| police officer | ||
| politician | dzIng dzi ga |
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| prostitute | gi ![[mnemonic]](mem.gif){kind=small} chicken |
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| receptionist | dzip doi yün |
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| resume | ||
| salesperson | su fo yün ; mai fo yün |
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| speech-language pathologist, speech therapist |
言語治療師 | yin yü dzi liu si |
| student | hok san |
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| surgeon | ||
| teacher | gau si |
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| translator | fan yIk |
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| waiter | si yIng |
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| waitress | löü si yIng |
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| writer | dzok ga |
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