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Trad	Simp	Mandarin	Definition	Days old	Ver
抱薪救火	抱薪救火	[bao4 xin1 jiu4 huo3]	/lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action/	6352	1
杯水車薪	杯水车薪	[bei1 shui3 che1 xin1]	/lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure/	6352	1
柴薪	柴薪	[chai2 xin1]	/firewood/	6732	1
厝火積薪	厝火积薪	[cuo4 huo3 ji1 xin1]	/lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)/fig. hidden danger/imminent danger/	4718	1
帶薪	带薪	[dai4 xin1]	/to receive one's regular salary (while on vacation, study leave etc)/paid (leave)/on full pay/	5445	1
帶薪休假	带薪休假	[dai4 xin1 xiu1 jia4]	/paid leave/	6022	1
底薪	底薪	[di3 xin1]	/basic salary/base pay/salary floor/	6120	1
發薪	发薪	[fa1 xin1]	/to pay wages or salary/	5911	1
發薪日	发薪日	[fa1 xin1 ri4]	/payday/	5124	1
釜底抽薪	釜底抽薪	[fu3 di3 chou1 xin1]	/to take drastic measures to deal with a situation/to pull the carpet from under sb/	6093	1
高薪	高薪	[gao1 xin1]	/high salary/	6584	1
高薪酬	高薪酬	[gao1 xin1 chou2]	/high salary/	6566	1
高薪厚祿	高薪厚禄	[gao1 xin1 hou4 lu4]	/high salary, generous remuneration/	6584	1
高薪聘請	高薪聘请	[gao1 xin1 pin4 qing3]	/to hire at a high salary/	6566	1
高薪養廉	高薪养廉	[gao1 xin1 yang3 lian2]	/policy of high pay to discourage corruption/	6566	1
工薪階層	工薪阶层	[gong1 xin1 jie1 ceng2]	/salaried class/	6904	1
工薪族	工薪族	[gong1 xin1 zu2]	/salaried class/	4827	1
積薪厝火	积薪厝火	[ji1 xin1 cuo4 huo3]	/to add fuel to the flames/	6444	1
計薪	计薪	[[ji4xin1]]	/see 計酬\|计酬[ji4chou2]/	635	2
加薪	加薪	[jia1 xin1]	/to raise salary/	5134	1
減薪	减薪	[jian3 xin1]	/to cut wages/	6154	1
救焚益薪	救焚益薪	[jiu4 fen2 yi4 xin1]	/add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse/to add fuel to the fire/	6352	1
留職停薪	留职停薪	[[liu2zhi2ting2xin1]]	/(Tw) leave of absence without pay/	454	2
年薪	年薪	[nian2 xin1]	/annual salary/	6147	1
起薪	起薪	[[qi3xin1]]	/starting salary/	798	2
欠薪	欠薪	[qian4 xin1]	/to owe wages/back pay/wages arrears/	6008	1
曲突徙薪	曲突徙薪	[qu1 tu1 xi3 xin1]	/lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)/fig. to take preventive measures/	4248	1
日薪	日薪	[ri4 xin1]	/daily wage/	4991	1
時薪	时薪	[shi2 xin1]	/hourly wage/	1774	1
討薪	讨薪	[[tao3xin1]]	/to seek unpaid wages/	421	2
提薪	提薪	[ti2 xin1]	/to receive a raise in salary/	6617	1
停薪留職	停薪留职	[ting2 xin1 liu2 zhi2]	/leave of absence without pay/	3723	1
臥薪嚐膽	卧薪尝胆	[[wo4xin1-chang2dan3]]	/variant of 臥薪嘗膽\|卧薪尝胆[wo4xin1-chang2dan3]/	566	2
臥薪嘗膽	卧薪尝胆	[[wo4xin1-chang2dan3]]	/(lit.) to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Goujian of Yue 勾踐\|勾践[Gou1jian4], in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)/(fig.) to maintain one's resolve for revenge/	69	2
無薪假	无薪假	[wu2 xin1 jia4]	/unpaid leave/leave without pay/	2166	1
薪	薪	[[xin1]]	/(literary) firewood; fuel/(bound form) salary/	899	2
薪酬	薪酬	[xin1 chou2]	/pay/remuneration/salary/reward/	6796	1
薪傳	薪传	[xin1 chuan2]	/(of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another, abbr. for 薪盡火傳\|薪尽火传[xin1 jin4 huo3 chuan2]/	4231	1
薪俸	薪俸	[xin1 feng4]	/salary/pay/	6644	1
薪火相傳	薪火相传	[xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2]	/lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)/fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another/	4810	1
薪金	薪金	[xin1 jin1]	/salary/wage/	6863	1
薪盡火傳	薪尽火传	[xin1 jin4 huo3 chuan2]	/see 薪火相傳\|薪火相传[xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2]/	4810	1
薪水	薪水	[xin1 shui3]	/salary/wage/	7121	1
薪資	薪资	[xin1 zi1]	/salary/	4467	1
薪給	薪给	[[xin1ji3]]	/salary; wage/	633	2
薪餉	薪饷	[[xin1xiang3]]	/(old) (military and police) pay; wages/(Tw) salary/	935	2
月薪	月薪	[yue4 xin1]	/monthly income (in kind)/	6798	1
週薪	周薪	[zhou1 xin1]	/weekly salary/	4720	1

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