Cantonese · 9 September 2026 · Office and Workplace Slang
返工
faan1 gung1Jyutping
to go to work / to be at work
verb
The standard, daily term used in Hong Kong to describe the act of commuting to work or actively being at one's workplace.
In a sentence
我每日都要搭港鐵返工，費事塞車。
Ngo5 mui5 jat6 dou1 jiu3 daap3 gong2 tit3 faan1 gung1, fai3 si6 sak1 ce1.
I take the MTR to work every day to avoid traffic jams.