裁員 [－员]

Jyutping coi4 jyun4
Pinyin cái yuán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to cut staff
  2. to lay off employees
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    僱主​減省​機構​裏​面​嘅​人手
    to reduce staff; to cut down on the number of members in an organization
    • 經濟不景，好多公司都要裁員。
      经济不景，好多公司都要裁员。
      ging1 zai3 bat1 ging2, hou2 do1 gung1 si1 dou1 jiu3 coi4 jyun4.
      As the economic outlook deteriorates, many companies need to reduce headcount.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, intransitive, transitive, verb-object
    to make employees redundant; to downsize; to cut staff; to lay off employees
    (syn.) 裁人
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    丰田公司宣布将会在今年裁员一千人。
    豐田公司宣佈將會在今年裁員一千人。
    fēng tián gōng sī xuān bù jiāng huì zài jīn nián cái yuán yī qiān rén 。
    • Toyota Corporation announced that it would cut 1,000 positions this year.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我喺不久之前得知，佢哋公司将会进行裁员。
    我喺不久之前得知，佢哋公司將會進行裁員。
    • X
  2. Cantonese
    再度裁员
    再度裁員
    zoi3 dou6 coi4 jyun4
    • to layoff again
  3. Cantonese
    裁员嘅消息喺员工之间引起好大嘅回响。
    裁員嘅消息喺員工之間引起好大嘅迴響。
    coi4 jyun4 ge3 siu1 sik1 hai2 jyun4 gung1 zi1 gaan1 jan5 hei2 hou2 daai6 ge3 wui4 hoeng2.
    • The news of layoffs produced a great echo among the staff members.
  4. Cantonese
    公司因为亏损太严重，要裁员。
    公司因為虧損太嚴重，要裁員。
    gung1 si1 jan1 wai6 kwai1 syun2 taai3 jim4 cung6, jiu3 coi4 jyun4.
    • Because of the great deficit, the company needs to lay off its employees.
  5. Cantonese
    呢间公司无故裁员，有好多人去劳工处投诉。
    呢間公司無故裁員，有好多人去勞工處投訴。
    ni1 gaan1 gung1 si1 mou4 gu3 coi4 jyun4, jau5 hou2 do1 jan4 heoi3 lou4 gung1 cyu5 tau4 sou3.
    • Since this company reduced staff for no reason, many of them complained to the Labour Department.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    裁员
    裁員
    cái yuán
    • to lay off staff