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下岗

xià gǎng

2-character word Traditional 下崗

What 下岗 means

1. (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
2. (of a worker) be to laid off

The characters in 下岗

• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 岗gǎng(bound form) hillock; mound; sentry post; policeman's beat; (bound form) job; post

Sounds the same

Read xià gǎng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 下港(Taiwan) southern Taiwan (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ē-káng])

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