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年功加俸

Mandarin · pinyin nián gōng jiā fèng

increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)

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年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result
加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
俸: fèng · wages, salary, official emolument

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2–1–1–4 · nian2 gong1 jia1 feng4

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nin4 gung1 gaa1 fung2

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