裁減
simp裁减also written裁减coi4 gaam2cái jiǎn
English
- to reduce
- to lessen
- to cut down
- (of manpower, cost) to cut; to reduce
粵語 — Cantonese
- (人手、成本)減少
Examples
农村的女孩喜欢把红色的纸裁减成桃和李的花及贴在门窗上。
Country girls like to cut red paper into peach and plum blossoms and paste them onto doors and windows.
裁減開支
to cut down on expenditure
因為經濟衰退,好多公司都裁減員工嘅數目。
Due to the economic recession, many companies have reduced their staff numbers.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk