粵

欠him3薪san1

him3 san1qiàn xīn

English

  1. to owe wages
  2. back pay
  3. wages arrears
  4. to owe wage; back pay

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 應承咗響一個特定時間出糧嘅情況下,過咗時限都無俾錢;拖欠薪金

Examples

  • 这家企业近6个月以来一直在欠薪。

    The business hasn't been paying for the last six months.

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  • 呢度係三個月欠薪連利息,你睇下啱唔啱數。

    Here is three months worth of back pay plus the interests, check if the number adds up.

  • 公司欠薪欠咗好耐,而家個老細仲要走埋佬,肯定搞到不了了之。

    The company hasn't been handing out any wage for a long time, now that the owner has fled the country, there may not be any settlement at all.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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