biên chế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 編制 (“formation; organization”), from Japanese 編制 (hensei).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiən˧˧ t͡ɕe˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕej˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ cej˦˥]

Noun

biên chế

1. (of an organization) staff; a workforce

   biên chế Chính phủ ― the staff of the Government (of Vietnam)

   tăng/giảm biên chế ― to increase/decrease staff

   tinh giảm biên chế ― to "refine" or consolidate staff by removing non-essential positions