薪 (san1) — firewood; fuel in Cantonese
sanˉ¹薪
Mandarin Pinyin: xin1
Meaning of 薪
nounfirewood; fuel
nounsalary; pay; wages
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Example Sentences with 薪
neiˏ₅你ninˎ₄年sanˉ¹薪geiˊ²幾doˉ¹多
What's your annual salary?
jyuˍ₆預keiˎ₄期ninˎ₄年sanˉ¹薪haiˍ₆係gam˗₃咁
The expected annual salary is like this.
keoiˏ₅佢ninˎ₄年sanˉ¹薪houˊ²好gouˉ¹高
His annual salary is very high.
niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工ninˎ₄年sanˉ¹薪mˎ₄唔co˗₃錯
This job's annual salary is not bad.
gaaˉ¹加sanˉ¹薪jiu˗₃要taiˊ²睇ninˎ₄年sanˉ¹薪
A raise depends on the annual salary.
Words Containing 薪
受薪sau6 san1
receive a salary; to receive wages
薪津san1 zeon1
paycheck, pay
凍薪dung3 san1
freeze pay
起薪hei2 san1
starting salary; probationary pay
釜底抽薪fu2 dai2 cau1 san1
take away the firewood from under the cauldron
薪水優渥san1 seoi2 jau1 ak1
high wages
薪金san1 gam1
salary; wage; pay
放無薪假fong3 mou4 san1 gaa3
take leave from work without pay; work furlough
薪俸san1 fung6
salary; wages
高薪挖角gou1 san1 waat3 gok3
pay a high salary to attract talents from other companies
年薪nin4 san1
annual pay; annual salary
薪酬san1 cau4
emolument
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