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失業 (sat1 jip6) — to lose a job; unemployment in Cantonese

satˉ¹失jipˍ₆業
简 失业
Mandarin Pinyin: shi1 ye4

Meaning of 失業

nounto lose a job; unemployment

Example Sentences with 失業

satˉ¹失jipˍ₆業jauˍ₆又satˉ¹失lyun2.戀。
Lost job and lost love.
satˉ¹失jipˍ₆業leotˊ²率geok˗₃劇zangˉ¹增
Unemployment rate soared.
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Characters in 失業

失sat1
lose
業jip6
estate; property

Words Containing 失業

半失業bun3 sat1 jip6
semi-employed; partly employed; underemployed
失業人士sat1 jip6 jan4 si6
the unemployed
中年失業人士zung1 nin4 sat1 jip6 jan4 si6
middle-aged unemployed people
失業率sat1 jip6 leot2
unemployment rate
失業救濟金sat1 jip6 gau3 zai3 gam1
dole; unemployment benefits

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