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

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gong¹ qian²

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): gǒngqian

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): gòncién

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

(Hailu, HRS): gung^ˋ cien

(Meixian, Guangdong): gung¹ qiên²
Jin (Wiktionary): gung¹ qie¹
Northern Min (KCR): gó̤ng-cîng
Eastern Min (BUC): gĕ̤ng-cièng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gang¹ zing²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kang-chîⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): gang¹ zin⁵
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): goeng¹ zin⁴
Wu (Jinhua, Wugniu): ¹kon-tie₂
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): gong¹ zienn²

(Loudi, Wiktionary): geng¹ zzinn^2*

(Hengyang, Wiktionary): geng¹ jien²

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/
  - Homophones:
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    工錢 / 工钱
    公錢 / 公钱
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: gong¹ qian²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gungkian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: gǒngqian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuəŋ²¹ t͡ɕʰiã/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: gòncién
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): gon¹ cien²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koŋ³¹ t͡sʰiẽ²⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гунчян (gunqian, 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/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: gung¹ qien
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ⁴² t͡ɕʰiɛn²/
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 t͡ɕʰiɛn¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: gung¹ qie¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /kuŋ¹¹ t͡ɕʰie¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gó̤ng-cîng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁵⁴ t͡siŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gĕ̤ng-cièng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /køyŋ⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒieŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Jiangkou, Nanri, Donghai)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gang¹ zing² [Phonetic: gang⁵ ning²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gang-cíng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^(t͡s-)niŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou, Youyang, Fengting)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gang¹ zing² [Phonetic: gang⁵ ning²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)niŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kang-chîⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kang-tsînn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kangcvii
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ³³ t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gang¹ zin⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kang tsîⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sĩ⁵⁵/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: goeng¹ zin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /køŋ⁵³ t͡sin²¹/
Wu
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ¹kon-tie₂
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /koŋ³³ tie⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: gong¹ zienn²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /kʊŋ³³ t͡si̯ẽ¹³/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /kən³³ t͡ɕi̯ẽ¹³/
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: geng¹ zzinn^2*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤŋ⁴⁴ d͡zĩ¹³⁻³³/
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: geng¹ jien²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤŋ⁴⁴⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn¹¹/

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 (Wu)
工鐳 / 工镭 (Singapore Hokkien)
薪俸 (xīnfèng)
薪水 (xīnshuǐ)
薪禾 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
薪資 / 薪资 (xīnzī)
薪酬 (xīnchóu)
薪金 (xīnjīn)