biên chế

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 編制 (formation; organization), from Japanese 編制 (hensei).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˧ t͡ɕe˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕej˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ cej˦˥]

    Noun

    biên chế

    1. (of an organization) staff; a workforce
      biên chế Chính phủthe staff of the Government (of Vietnam)
      tăng/giảm biên chếto increase/decrease staff
      tinh giảm biên chếto "refine" or consolidate staff by removing non-essential positions