裁員

See also: 裁员

Chinese

		cut out (as a dress); cut; trim cut out (as a dress); cut; trim; reduce; diminish; decision; judgement	person; employee; member
trad. (裁員)		裁	員
simp. (裁员)		裁	员

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cáiyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi⁴ jyun⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhâi-oân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cai⁵ uang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cáiyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cáiyuán
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai²-yüan²
    • Yale: tsái-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsairyuan
    • Palladius: цайюань (cajjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: coi⁴ jyun⁴
    • Yale: chòih yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi⁴ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi⁴ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ jyːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhâi-oân
    • Tâi-lô: tshâi-uân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhai'oaan
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰai¹³⁻²² uan¹³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /t͡sʰai²⁴⁻²¹ uan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰai²³⁻³³ uan²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ uan²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /t͡sʰai²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cai⁵ uang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshâi uâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ uaŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

裁⫽員 (verb-object)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to make employees redundant; to downsize; to cut staff; to lay off employees

Synonyms

• 裁人 (cáirén)
• (Taiwan) 資遣 / 资遣 (zīqiǎn)