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下崗職工

haa6 gong1 zik1 gung1

xia4 gang1 zhi2 gong1

redundant workers (lit., "laid off workers")

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

下崗職工

This word was added by bybell on 23rd Feb 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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下 haa6 haa6*2 haa5 xia4 - down; under
崗 gong1 gang3 {gang1} | gang1 {gang3} - [1] [n] place where a sentry is posted [2] [n]
職 zik1 zhi2 te4 yi4 - duty; career; post; position
工 gung1 gong1 - labour; work

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