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以工代賑
  ji5 gung1 doi6 zan3   jyutping
  yi3 dong1 dai4 zhen4   pinyin
offer to work to provide relief for; provide relief by offering labour

Idiom

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

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Characters in this word:

 ji5  -  by means of; because of
 gung1  -  labour; work
 doi6  -  substitute; era; dynasty; generation
 zan3  -  aid; relieve
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