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遣散費

简遣散费 · 繁遣散費

Mandarin · pinyin qiǎn sàn fèi

severance pay

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遣: qiǎn · send, dispatch; send off, exile
散: sàn · scatter, disperse, break up
費: Look up this written character
费: fèi · expenses, expenditures, fee

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3–4–4 · qian3 san4 fei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hin2 saan2 fai3

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noun

severance pay; redundancy pay

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