"外勞" meaning in Chinese

See 外勞 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /waɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /ŋɔːi̯²² lou̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 外劳 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: Short for 外籍勞工/外籍劳工 (wàijí láogōng). Etymology templates: {{zh-etym-short|外籍|勞工}} Short for 外籍勞工/外籍劳工 (wàijí láogōng) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 外勞
  1. (chiefly Hong Kong, Taiwan) foreign worker; guest worker Tags: Hong-Kong, Taiwan
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      "name": "zh-etym-short"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Short for 外籍勞工/外籍劳工 (wàijí láogōng).",
  "forms": [
    {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Taiwanese Chinese",
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      ],
      "id": "en-外勞-zh-noun-DmbfF9C9",
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          "foreign",
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        ],
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          "worker",
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        ],
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          "guest worker",
          "guest worker"
        ]
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        "(chiefly Hong Kong, Taiwan) foreign worker; guest worker"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Taiwan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wàiláo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngoi⁶ lou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wàiláo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wàiláo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wai⁴-lao²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wài-láu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "waylau"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vajlao",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "вайлао"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngoi⁶ lou⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngoih lòuh"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngoi⁶ lou⁴"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngoi⁶ lou⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɔːi̯²² lou̯²¹/",
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
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    }
  ],
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        "Cantonese nouns",
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese nouns",
        "Chinese short forms",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 勞",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 外",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hong Kong Chinese",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Taiwanese Chinese"
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      ],
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        ]
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      ],
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        "Hong-Kong",
        "Taiwan"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wàiláo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngoi⁶ lou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wàiláo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wàiláo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wai⁴-lao²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wài-láu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "waylau"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vajlao",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "вайлао"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngoi⁶ lou⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngoih lòuh"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngoi⁶ lou⁴"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngoi⁶ lou⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɔːi̯²² lou̯²¹/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "外勞"
}

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