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裁員 word · B2
裁員 ＝ 裁 ＋ 員
ㄘㄞˊ ㄩㄢˊ · cáiyuán
verb — to lay off staff, to cut jobs; noun — staff reduction, layoffs

字源 FORM — what the parts do

裁cut, reduce (裁減)cái
員staff member (員工)yuán
裁員，裁減的裁，員工的員。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

公司像裁布一樣，把多出的員工剪掉。
The company trims its staff the way you cut away excess cloth.