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N仔
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Chinese
Etymology
From yue en N, an initialism of en non-civil service contracts + 仔 zai2 diminutive suffix.
Pronunciation
en1 zai2 n
Noun
zh noun
zh Hong Kong slang a government employee (who is not a civil servant) employed on a regular contractual basis
zh 2015-08-15 w:Initium Media 香港公務員囧途之N仔憤怒了 (The Troubled Journey of Hong Kong Civil Servants: Fury of the Contract Guys) https://theinitium.com/article/20150813-hongkong-civilservant01
所謂 「 N{en1}仔 」 ， 就是 合約 制 非 公務員 。 這 是 香港 政府 自 1999 年 開始 推行 的 聘用 政策 。 "N guys" stands for "non-civil service contract". It is an employment policy of the Hong Kong Government since 1999. C-HK
zh Public administration