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Jyutping gaa1 san1
Pinyin jiā xīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to raise salary
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    加​人工
    to have a pay raise
    • 邊個打工仔唔想升職加薪?
      边个打工仔唔想升职加薪?
      bin1 go3 daa2 gung1 zai2 m4 soeng2 sing1 zik1 gaa1 san1?
      No employees don't want to get promoted and have their pay raise.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to raise someone's salary; to grant a pay rise
    • 獲得加薪
      获得加薪
      huò dé jiā xīn
      to get a raise
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我需要加薪。
    我需要加薪。
    wǒ xū yào jiā xīn 。
    • I need a raise.
  2. Mandarin
    他们要求加薪。
    他們要求加薪。
    tā men yāo qiú jiā xīn 。
    • They asked for an increase of salary.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    而家经济咁差,冇升职加薪呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
    而家經濟咁差,冇升職加薪呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
    ji4 gaa1 ging1 zai3 gam3 caa1, mou5 sing1 zik1 gaa1 san1 ni1 zi1 go1 zai2 coeng3 gaa3 laa3.
    • Nowadays the economic situation is so poor. Benefits like promotion or getting a rise are no longer viable.
  2. Cantonese
    老板话年尾冇得加薪,重重打击员工士气。
    老闆話年尾冇得加薪,重重打擊員工士氣。
    lou5 baan2 waa6 nin4 mei5 mou5 dak1 gaa1 san1, cung5 cung5 daa2 gik1 jyun4 gung1 si6 hei3
    • The boss just announced that there would be no salary raise this year which has severely affected the employees' morale.
  3. Cantonese
    要求加薪
    要求加薪
    jiu1 kau4 gaa1 san1
    • to demand a pay rise
  4. Cantonese
    经济不景,基层员工冻薪,高层加薪自肥可耻。
    經濟不景,基層員工凍薪,高層加薪自肥可恥。
    • The economy is bad, grassroots employee salaries are frozen, but there are increments in managements, what a shame.
  5. Cantonese
    争取加薪嘅工人已经罢咗工一个星期。
    爭取加薪嘅工人已經罷咗工一個星期。
    zang1 ceoi2 gaa1 san1 ge3 gung1 jan4 ji5 ging1 baa6 zo2 gung1 jat1 go3 sing1 kei4.
    • The workers, fighting for a pay rise, have been on strike for a week.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    获得加薪
    獲得加薪
    huò dé jiā xīn
    • to get a raise
  2. Mandarin
    考绩好,你可能获得加薪与晋升;考绩不好,你便可能丧失晋升的机会,甚至还可能被炒鱿鱼。
    考績好,你可能獲得加薪與晉升;考績不好,你便可能喪失晉升的機會,甚至還可能被炒魷魚。
    kǎo jì hǎo , nǐ kě néng huò dé jiā xīn yǔ jìn shēng ; kǎo jì bù hǎo , nǐ biàn kě néng sàng shī jìn shēng de jī huì , shèn zhì hái kě néng bèi chǎo yóu yú .
    • If your performance assessment is good, you might receive a pay raise and a promotion; if not, you might lose the opportunity of getting promoted and might even be fired.