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
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhài-yèn / chhài-yàn

(Hailu, HRS): cai rhan
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zai² oeng² / zai² yoeng²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhâi-oân

(Teochew, Peng'im): cai⁵ uang⁵

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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    裁員 / 裁员
    財源 / 财源
    才媛
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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    裁員 / 裁员
    財源 / 财源
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhài-yèn
  - Hakka Romanization System: cai^ˇ ien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cai² yan²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰai̯¹¹ i̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhài-yàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: cai^ˇ (r)ian^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cai² yan²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰai̯¹¹ (j)i̯an¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: cai rhan
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰai⁵⁵ ʒan⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zai² oeng² [Phonetic: zai⁵ oeng²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cái-é̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sai¹³⁻¹¹ œŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zai² yoeng² [Phonetic: zai⁵ yoeng²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sai²⁴⁻²¹ yøŋ²⁴/
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)

(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)