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八小時工作制

简八小时工作制 · 繁八小時工作制

Mandarin · pinyin bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì

eight-hour workday system

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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
制: zhì · system; establish; overpower
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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1–3–2–1–4–4 · ba1 xiao3 shi2 gong1 zuo4 zhi4

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baat3 siu2 si4 gung1 zok3 zai3

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eight-hour working day

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