薪
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Definitions
- 1. firewood; fuel
- 2. salary
Words Containing 薪
annual salary
salary
leave of absence without pay
to raise salary
lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
salaried class
salaried class
to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc)
paid leave
basic salary
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
to receive a raise in salary
add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
daily wage
hourly wage
lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
monthly income (in kind)
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
firewood
to owe wages
to cut wages
unpaid leave
to pay wages or salary
payday
to add fuel to the flames
lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[gōu jiàn]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
salary
lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
see 薪火相傳|薪火相传[xīn huǒ xiāng chuán]
salary; wage
salary
pay
salary
weekly salary
to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
high salary
high salary, generous remuneration
to hire at a high salary
high salary
policy of high pay to discourage corruption