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Jyutping gau3 zai3 gam1
Pinyin jiù jì jīn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. the alms; the relief fund; the benefits/cash for the needy
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    由​政府​或者​慈善​機構​發放​,​資助​生活​有困​難​嘅​人​嘅​錢​(​量​詞​:​筆​)
    welfare; dole; relief; money for the needy from a government or charity organization
    • 拎救濟金
      拎救济金
      to receive welfare
    • 失業救濟金
      失业救济金
      sat1 jip6 gau3 zai3 gam1
      unemployment relief
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    relief fund; benefit; allowance; alms
    (syn.) 救济, 救濟
    • 靠救濟金度日
      靠救济金度日
      kào jiù jì jīn dù rì
      to live off allowances
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    Tom从八月六号他失业那天,开始领失业救济金。
    Tom從八月六號他失業那天,開始領失業救濟金。
    tom cóng bā yuè liù hào tā shī yè nà tiān , kāi shǐ lǐng shī yè jiù jì jīn 。
    • Tom has been on the dole since the 6th of August when he lost his job.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    救济金
    救濟金
    gau3 zai3 gam1
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    拎救济金
    拎救濟金
    • to receive welfare
  2. Cantonese
    失业救济金
    失業救濟金
    sat1 jip6 gau3 zai3 gam1
    • unemployment relief
  3. Cantonese
    发放失业救济金
    發放失業救濟金
    faat3 fong3 sat1 jip6 gau3 zai3 gam1
    • to grant unemployment benefits
  4. Cantonese
    佢瞒骗政府领取失业救济金。
    佢瞞騙政府領取失業救濟金。
    keoi5 mun4 pin3 zing3 fu2 ling5 ceoi2 sat1 jip6 gau3 zai3 gam1.
    • He deceived the government to receive unemployment benefit.
  5. Cantonese
    领取失业救济金
    領取失業救濟金
    ling5 ceoi2 sat1 jip6 gau3 zai3 gam1
    • to receive unemployment assistance
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    靠救济金度日
    靠救濟金度日
    kào jiù jì jīn dù rì
    • to live off allowances