tung4 gung1 tung4 cau4同工同酬
Jyutpingtung4 gung1 tung4 cau4
Yaletùhng gūng tùhng chàuh
Definition
Equal pay for equal work.
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How it's used
Often used in formal discussions regarding labor rights and workplace discrimination, this term carries a strong sense of social justice. While it sounds like a formal idiom, it is frequently employed in casual conversations when complaining about unfair salary gaps between colleagues performing identical tasks. It is rarely used to describe a specific individual's salary, but rather as a benchmark for organizational policy.
Examples
The company should achieve equal pay for equal work to be fair.
Do you think this job currently achieves equal pay for equal work?
Related words
Common phrases
fight for equal pay for equal work
implement equal pay for equal work
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
