dialect; bricklayer; construction worker
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
bricklayer; mason; plasterer
dialectThis term is specific to certain Chinese dialects and is less common in standard Mandarin. It is equivalent to the more widely understood term "瓦工" (wǎ gōng). Refers to a skilled worker who builds with brick, stone, or applies plaster.
Tā他
men们
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
qì砌
qiáng墙
，
qǐng请
le了
jǐ几
gè个
jì技
shù术
hěn很
hǎo好
de的
ní泥
gōng工
。
They are building a wall for the old house and hired a few very skilled masons.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
ní泥
gōng工
qì砌
de的
qiáng墙
yòu又
píng平
yòu又
zhí直
。
The wall built by this old bricklayer is very flat and straight.
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Gài盖
xīn新
fáng房
zi子
xū需
yào要
zhǎo找
ní泥
gōng工
hé和
shuǐ水
diàn电
gōng工
。
Building a new house requires finding masons and electricians.