biên chế

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 編制 (“formation; organization”), from Japanese 編制 (hensei). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˧ t͡ɕe˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕej˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ cej˦˥] === Noun === biên chế (of an organization) staff; a workforce biên chế Chính phủ ― the staff of the Government (of Vietnam) tăng/giảm biên chế ― to increase/decrease staff tinh giảm biên chế ― to "refine" or consolidate staff by removing non-essential positions