工錢

See also: 工钱

Chinese

		work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour	coin; money
trad. (工錢)		工	錢
simp. (工钱)		工	钱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): gōngqián

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄑㄧㄢˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гунчян (gunči͡an, I-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ cin^4-2
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kûng-chhièn

(Hailu, HRS): gung^ˋ cien

(Meixian, Guangdong): gung¹ qiên²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kang-chîⁿ
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gong¹ zienn²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngqián → gōngqian (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄑㄧㄢˊ → ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄑㄧㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongciån
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-chʻien⁵
  - Yale: gūng-chyan
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gong.chyan
  - Palladius: гунцянь (guncjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/ → /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гунчян (gunči͡an, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ²⁴ t͡ɕʰiæ̃²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ cin^4-2
  - Yale: gūng chín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ tsin^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ qin^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kûng-chhièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gung^ˊ qien^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gung¹ qian²
  - Sinological IPA: /kuŋ²⁴ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gung^ˋ cien
  - Sinological IPA: /kuŋ⁵³ t͡sʰien⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gung¹ qiên²
  - Sinological IPA: /kʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiɛn¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kang-chîⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kang-tsînn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kangcvii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ³³ t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: gong¹ zienn²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /kʊŋ³³ t͡si̯ẽ¹³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /kən³³ t͡ɕi̯ẽ¹³/

Noun

工錢

wages; money charged for a service (especially labour work)
剋扣工錢／克扣工钱 ― kēikòu gōngqián ― to underpay (a worker)

Synonyms

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工薪 (gōngxīn)
工資／工资 (gōngzī)
工鈿／工钿 (¹kon-di) (Wu)
薪俸 (xīnfèng)
薪水 (xīnshuǐ)
薪禾 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
薪資／薪资 (xīnzī)
薪酬 (xīnchóu)
薪金 (xīnjīn)