công xá
Definition
- Noun:
- Salary; pay; remuneration: Money or compensation paid regularly, especially for work or services rendered. This is the primary and most common meaning.
- Allowance; stipend: A fixed regular sum paid to cover expenses, often in an official or institutional context.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Công ty trả công xá cho nhân viên vào cuối tháng. (The company pays the salary to employees at the end of the month.)
- Công xá của vị trí này khá cạnh tranh. (The remuneration for this position is quite competitive.)
- Anh ấy nhận được một khoản công xá khi đi công tác. (He received an allowance when on a business trip.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "công xá" is considered formal and is often used in official documents, contracts, or formal speech. In everyday conversation, words like "lương" (salary) or "tiền công" (wages) are more common.
Variants and Related Words
- Công sá (n): This is a variant spelling of "công xá" with identical meaning.
- Tiền công (n): Wages; payment for labor, often for manual or short-term work.
- Lương (n): Salary; regular pay for professional or white-collar work.
- Thù lao (n): Fee; payment for a specific service or task.
Synonyms
- Salary: Fixed regular payment for employment.
- Remuneration: Money paid for work or a service.
- Stipend: A fixed regular sum paid as a salary or allowance.
- Compensation: Something, typically money, awarded to someone for work.
Notes on Usage
- "Công xá" is a Sino-Vietnamese word (Hán-Việt). Its formal tone makes it less frequent in casual dialogue. The distinction between it and more common terms like "lương" is primarily one of register (formal vs. general).