欠薪 qiàn xīn ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ him3 san1
- to owe wages
- back pay
- wages arrears
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欠
- 拖欠 tuō qiàn ㄊㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄢˋ to1 him3 in arrears
- 欠条 欠條 qiàn tiáo ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ him3 tiu4 IOU
- 欠缺 qiàn quē ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ him3 kyut3 to be deficient in
- 呵欠 hē qiàn ㄏㄜ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ho1 him3 yawn
- 哈欠 hā qian ㄏㄚ ˙ㄑㄧㄢ haa1 him3 yawn
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- 嘴欠 zuǐ qiàn ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ zeoi2 him3 (coll.) unable to control one's tongue
- 尾欠 wěi qiàn ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ mei5 him3 balance due
- 手欠 shǒu qiàn ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ sau2 him3 (coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
- 欠佳 qiàn jiā ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚ him3 gaai1 suboptimal
- 欠债 欠債 qiàn zhài ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄞˋ him3 zaai3 to owe a debt
- 欠妥 qiàn tuǒ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄛˇ him3 to5 improper
- 欠安 qiàn ān ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄢ him3 on1 ill (euphemism)
- 欠扁 qiàn biǎn ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˇ him3 bin2 annoying
- 欠抽 qiàn chōu ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄡ him3 cau1 (coll.) to deserve a slap in the face
- 欠揍 qiàn zòu ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄡˋ him3 zau3 to need a spanking
- 欠款 qiàn kuǎn ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄢˇ him3 fun2 to owe a debt
- 欠费 欠費 qiàn fèi ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄟˋ him3 fai3 to be in arrears
- 欠账 欠賬 qiàn zhàng ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ him3 zoeng3 to owe a debt
- 欠身 qiàn shēn ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ him3 san1 to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
- 欠项 欠項 qiàn xiàng ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ him3 hong6 liabilities
薪
- 加薪 jiā xīn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄣ gaa1 san1 to raise salary
- 年薪 nián xīn ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ nin4 san1 annual salary
- 薪水 xīn shuǐ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄨㄟˇ san1 seoi2 salary
- 带薪 帶薪 dài xīn ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ daai3 san1 to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc)
- 底薪 dǐ xīn ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ dai2 san1 basic salary
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- 提薪 tí xīn ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣ tai4 san1 to receive a raise in salary
- 日薪 rì xīn ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄣ jat6 san1 daily wage
- 时薪 時薪 shí xīn ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄣ si4 san1 hourly wage
- 月薪 yuè xīn ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄣ jyut6 san1 monthly income (in kind)
- 柴薪 chái xīn ㄔㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄣ caai4 san1 firewood
- 减薪 減薪 jiǎn xīn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣ gaam2 san1 to cut wages
- 发薪 發薪 fā xīn ㄈㄚ ㄒㄧㄣ faat3 san1 to pay wages or salary
- 薪俸 xīn fèng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄥˋ san1 fung6 salary
- 薪传 薪傳 xīn chuán ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄨㄢˊ san1 cyun4 (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪尽火传
- 薪给 薪給 xīn jǐ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧˇ san1 kap1 salary; wage
- 薪资 薪資 xīn zī ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗ san1 zi1 salary
- 薪酬 xīn chóu ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄡˊ san1 cau4 pay
- 薪金 xīn jīn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ san1 gam1 salary
- 薪饷 薪餉 xīn xiǎng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˇ san1 hoeng2 (old) (military and police) pay; wages
- 计薪 計薪 jì xīn ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ gai3 san1 see 计酬
Idioms with these characters
- 抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ pou5 san1 gau3 fo2 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
- 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
- 厝火积薪 厝火積薪 cuò huǒ jī xīn ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ cou3 fo2 zik1 san1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
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- 救焚益薪 jiù fén yì xīn ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄣ gau3 fan4 jik1 san1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
- 曲突徙薪 qū tū xǐ xīn ㄑㄩ ㄊㄨ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ kuk1 dat6 saai2 san1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
- 卧薪尝胆 臥薪嘗膽 wò xīn cháng dǎn ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄢˇ ngo6 san1 soeng4 daam2 lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾践, in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
- 薪火相传 薪火相傳 xīn huǒ xiāng chuán ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ san1 fo2 soeng1 cyun4 lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
Example sentences
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这 這 家 企业 企業 近 6 个 個 月 以来 以來 一直 在 欠薪 。
The business hasn't been paying for the last six months.
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