"dirty work" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 苦差事
• 卑鄙勾當

Definition

指令人討厭、艱苦或有道德爭議的工作，通常他人會迴避。既可指字面上的髒活，也可指不道德的勾當，根據語境而定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

可表示實際骯髒的工作（如打掃廁所），也可指不受歡迎或不道德的事。常和'do the dirty work'連用，多屬口語表達。

Examples

Nobody wants to do the dirty work in this house.

這屋裡沒人願意做**苦差事**。

He always gives the dirty work to his assistant.

他總是把**苦差事**交給助理做。

Someone has to do the dirty work, or nothing gets done.

總得有人做**苦差事**，否則什麼都完成不了。

I did all the dirty work while he took the credit.

我做了所有**苦差事**，結果他拿了功勞。

Don't make me do your dirty work for you.

別讓我幫你做**卑鄙勾當**。

Politicians rarely do their own dirty work; they usually find someone else.

政客很少自己做**卑鄙勾當**，通常找別人來做。