減員

Chinese

		to lower; to decrease; to reduce to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish	person; employee; member
trad. (減員)		減	員
simp. (减员)		减	员

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎnyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaam² jyun⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiám-oân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎnyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎnyuán
  - Wade–Giles: chien³-yüan²
  - Yale: jyǎn-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeanyuan
  - Palladius: цзяньюань (czjanʹjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaam² jyun⁴
  - Yale: gáam yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaam² jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gam² yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːm³⁵ jyːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiám-oân
  - Tâi-lô: kiám-uân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiafm'oaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uan¹³/

Verb

減員

to experience a reduction in numbers (in the armed forces, etc.)
to cut staff; to downsize

Synonyms

(to cut staff): 裁員／裁员 (cáiyuán)

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