coi4 gaam2裁減裁减
Jyutpingcoi4 gaam2
Yalechòih gáam
Definition
To cut or reduce manpower or cost.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the reduction of organizational resources such as staff or budget. It carries a formal and serious tone, often appearing in news reports or corporate announcements regarding restructuring. Unlike general words for reduction, it implies a deliberate, often painful, decision to shrink operations.
Examples
The company cut a lot of staff this year.
Why do we need to cut the expenses for this department?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for general physical objects or quantities, as it is strictly reserved for administrative, financial, or human resource contexts.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
