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Cantonese · 29 September 2026 · Office and Workplace Slang

放工

fong3 gung1Jyutping

to get off work / finish work

verb

The opposite of 返工; it denotes knocking off for the day and leaving the workplace.

In a sentence

今晚放工一齊去飲杯嘢,放鬆吓好啵。

Gam1 maan5 fong3 gung1 jat1 cai4 heoi3 jam2 bui1 je5, fong3 sung1 haa5 hou2 bo3.

Let's grab a drink together after work tonight to wind down.

The Cantonese word 放工, illustrated
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