遣散

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Chinese

		dispatch	adjourn; scatter; leisurely adjourn; scatter; leisurely; loosen; powdered medicine; to scatter; to come loose
trad. (遣散)		遣	散
simp. ^#(遣散)		遣	散

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiǎnsàn, qiǎnsǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄢˋ, ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hin² saan³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khián-sàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎnsàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎnsàn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien³-san⁴
  - Yale: chyǎn-sàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheansann
  - Palladius: цяньсань (cjanʹsanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎnsǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎnsǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien³-san³
  - Yale: chyǎn-sǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheansaan
  - Palladius: цяньсань (cjanʹsanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hin² saan³
  - Yale: hín saan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hin² saan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hin² san³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn³⁵ saːn³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khián-sàn
  - Tâi-lô: khián-sàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiefnsaxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ san²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ san⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ san²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ san¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ san²¹/

Verb

遣散

to disband; to demobilise
to lay off; to make (a job) redundant; to dismiss
to clear; to evacuate

Synonyms

(to disband): 解散 (jiěsàn)
(to lay off):

停生意 (⁶din-san-i) (Shanghainese, dated)
執包袱／执包袱 (zap¹ baau¹ fuk⁶) (Cantonese)
捲鋪蓋／卷铺盖 (“to be fired”) (figurative)
炒 (chǎo) (slang)
炒魷魚／炒鱿鱼 (chǎo yóuyú) (slang)
解僱／解雇 (jiěgù)
解聘 (jiěpìn)
解職／解职 (jiězhí)
走路 (zǒulù, “to be fired”) (figurative)
辭退／辞退 (cítuì)
開除／开除 (kāichú)
革除 (géchú)
食無情雞／食无情鸡 (sik⁶ mou⁴ cing⁴ gai¹) (Cantonese)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “to disband”): 召集 (zhàojí)

Derived terms

遣散費／遣散费

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