薄はっ給きゅう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

low salary; meager pay

Refers to a salary that is insufficient or below average. Often used in contexts of financial hardship or dissatisfaction with compensation.

• 薄はっ給きゅうで家か族ぞくを養やしなうのは大たい変へんだ。

  It's tough to support a family on a low salary.

• 彼かれは薄はっ給きゅうの仕し事ごとを辞やめて、もっと稼かせげる職しょくを探さがした。

  He quit his low-paying job and looked for a position that pays more.