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薪
薪
xīn
n. fuel, firewood; salary
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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薪水
薪水
xīn shuǐ
n. salary
起薪
起薪
qǐ xīn
n./v. starting salary; start drawing or paying salary
釜底抽薪
釜底抽薪
fú dǐ chōu xīn
phr. take drastic measure to deal with a situation
杯水车薪
杯水車薪
bēi shuǐ chē xīn
idiom. trying to put out a burning cartload of woods with a cup of water (an utterly inadequate measure)
薪尽火传
薪盡火傳
xīn jìn huǒ chuán
idiom. As one piece of fuel is consumed, the flame passes to another -- a learning, skill, etc. passing from master to pupil in endless succession
厝火积薪
厝火積薪
cuò huǒ jī xīn
idiom. put a fire under firewood -- to have latent danger
停薪留职
停薪留職
tíng xīn liú zhí
phr. retain one's post with salaries suspended during a long leave of absence
卧薪尝胆
臥薪嘗膽
wò xīn cháng dǎn
idiom. to lie on firewood and lick a gall bladder -- suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge