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五險一金

简五险一金 · 繁五險一金

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ xiǎn yī jīn

employment benefits package mandated by labor laws in China, consisting of five insurances (pension, medical, unemployment, work injury, and maternity) and a housing fund

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五: wǔ · five; surname
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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
险: xiǎn · narrow pass, strategic point

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3–3–1–1 · wu3 xian3 yi1 jin1

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(Mainland China) five insurances and one fund (six components of Mainland China's social insurance, namely endowment insurance, medical insurance, employment injury insurance, unemployment benefits and maternity insurance, plus housing provident fund)

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