欠薪
him3 san1qiàn xīn
English
- to owe wages
- back pay
- wages arrears
- to owe wage; back pay
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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