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  jyun4   jyutping
  yuan2   pinyin
[1] personnel; staff member
[2] member of an organization
[3] classifier for soldiers, etc

has an obscure Jyutping reading wan4 (Pinyin: yun2) which was used as a personal name in the old time and also for the meaning of "gain". See also [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]
noun
Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
員 / 员

This word has been viewed 14870 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th May 2013 12:22

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detail  ngoi6 zip3 jyun4  wai4 jie1 yuan2 = wide receiver (American football position)
detail  sau1 ngan4*2 jyun4  shou1 yin2 yuan2 = counterperson; clerk; cashier
detail  ziu1 doi6 jyun4  zhao1 dai4 yuan2 = receptionist
detail  coi2 fong2 jan4 jyun4  cai3 fang3 ren2 yuan2 = correspondent; reporter
detail  si1 faat3 jan4 jyun4  si1 fa3 ren2 yuan2 = judicial staff
detail  sung3 fo3 jyun4  song4 huo4 yuan2 = delivery man
detail  wai2 jyun4 wui6*2  wei3 yuan2 hui4 = committee, commission
detail  wai2 jyun4  wei3 yuan2 = committee member / members
detail  fuk6 mou6 jyun4  fu2 wu4 yuan2 = waiter; server
detail  sau6 piu3 jyun4  shou4 piao4 yuan2 = ticket seller
See all 212 compounds (CantoDict reports 248 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 員
detail 插入員工
He used a knife to stab the worker.
[lit. he use [counter] knife enter-in [counter] worker. Std. Chinese: 他用一把利刀刺入一位員工]
detail 乘務員剪票我們的車票
The train conductor punched our tickets.
detail 消防員救出被困電梯
Fire fighters rescued three people trapped inside a lift.
detail 一帶房屋員工青睞
The workers favour houses in this area.
detail 佢哋開緊會決定員工命運
They are holding a meeting which would soon decide the fate of thousands of employees.
[The second part of this sentence is a relative clause. The Cantonese clause differs from the English one by omitting the relative pronoun "which". ]

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