danwei

See also: dānwèi

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 單位／单位 (dānwèi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑːnˈweɪ/

Noun

danwei (plural danweis or danwei)

1. A Chinese state-run socialist work cooperative.

Synonyms

• work unit

Translations

Chinese state-run socialist work cooperative

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 單位／单位 (zh) (dānwèi), 单位 (zh) (dānwèi)

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Anagrams

• Edwina, dewani, wade in, wained