砌砖工 砌磚工

砌

• 堆砌 duī qì ㄉㄨㄟ ㄑㄧˋ deoi1 cai3 lit. to pile up (bricks)
• 垒砌 壘砌 lěi qì ㄌㄟˇ ㄑㄧˋ leoi5 cai3 to build a structure out of layered bricks or stones
• 砌合 qì hé ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄜˊ cai3 hap6 bond (in building)
• 砌块 砌塊 qì kuài ㄑㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ cai3 faai3 building block
• 砌层 砌層 qì céng ㄑㄧˋ ㄘㄥˊ cai3 cang4 course (i.e. building layer)

砖 磚

• 冰砖 冰磚 bīng zhuān ㄅㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄢ bing1 zyun1 ice-cream brick
• 地砖 地磚 dì zhuān ㄉㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄢ dei6 zyun1 floor tile
• 抛砖 拋磚 pāo zhuān ㄆㄠ ㄓㄨㄢ paau1 zyun1 to get the ball rolling (abbr. for 抛砖引玉)
• 拍砖 拍磚 pāi zhuān ㄆㄞ ㄓㄨㄢ paak3 zyun1 (slang) to throw brickbats
• 搬砖 搬磚 bān zhuān ㄅㄢ ㄓㄨㄢ bun1 zyun1 to do hard physical labor (as a job)

工

• 人工 rén gōng ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ jan4 gung1 artificial
• 分工 fēn gōng ㄈㄣ ㄍㄨㄥ fan1 gung1 to divide up the work
• 加工 jiā gōng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄥ gaa1 gung1 to process
• 动工 動工 dòng gōng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ dung6 gung1 to start (a building project)
• 劳工 勞工 láo gōng ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄥ lou4 gung1 labor

• 雕栏玉砌 雕欄玉砌 diāo lán yù qì ㄉㄧㄠ ㄌㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˋ diu1 laan4 juk6 cai3 lit. carved railings and jade steps (idiom)
• 砌词捏控 砌詞捏控 qì cí niē kòng ㄑㄧˋ ㄘˊ ㄋㄧㄝ ㄎㄨㄥˋ cai3 ci4 nip6 hung3 to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence (idiom)

• 搬砖砸脚 搬磚砸腳 bān zhuān zá jiǎo ㄅㄢ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄗㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ bun1 zyun1 zaap3 goek3 to hurt oneself by one's own doing
• 抛砖引玉 拋磚引玉 pāo zhuān yǐn yù ㄆㄠ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩˋ paau1 zyun1 jan5 juk6 lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
• 添砖加瓦 添磚加瓦 tiān zhuān jiā wǎ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄚˇ tim1 zyun1 gaa1 ngaa5 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)

• 鬼斧神工 guǐ fǔ shén gōng ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ gwai2 fu2 san4 gung1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
• 良工心苦 liáng gōng xīn kǔ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ loeng4 gung1 sam1 fu2 expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
• 马工枚速 馬工枚速 Mǎ gōng Méi sù ㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄙㄨˋ maa5 gung1 mui4 cuk1 Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)