- 奴隶 núlì slaveperson who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them, especially in a slave-owning society; person who is cruelly oppressed or exploited, or who is excessively subservient to someone or something
- 匈奴 xiōngnú XiongnuXiongnu; a confederation of nomadic peoples of the Eastern Steppe who formed a powerful empire north of China during the Qin and Han dynasties; sometimes identified with the Huns
- 奴才 núcai servanta domestic servant or slave
- 奴役 núyì to enslaveto enslave; to treat people like slaves or beasts of burden
- 奴婢 núbì servantservants and slaves; specifically, male slaves and maid-servants
- 奴隶制 núlìzhì slaverythe social system of slavery based on the ownership of slaves by slaveholders; the institution of slavery
- 奴隶主 núlìzhǔ slave ownerAn owner of slaves; specifically refers to the ruling class in a slave-holding society who owned both slaves and the means of production.
- 奴仆 núpú servanta person performing menial labor or domestic chores for a master; bondslave
- 农奴 nóngnú serfan agricultural worker in a feudal society who is legally bound to the land and subject to a landlord
- 奴性 núxìng servility; doormat mentalityA submissive or slavish disposition; the trait of being willing to be enslaved or subserviently ordered around
- 家奴 jiānú domestic slave(literary) slave servant or domestic servant in a wealthy household
- 守财奴 shǒucáinú miserA person who has money but is extremely stingy; scrooge
- 女奴 nǚnú female slavefemale slave; slave girl
- 奴隶社会 núlìshèhuì slave societyslave-owning society; in Marxist theory, the historical period following primitive society and preceding [[封建社会|封建社會|feng1 jian4 she4 hui4]] where the economy is based on the ownership of slaves and production tools by slave owners
- 奴隶制度 núlìzhìdù slaveryslavery; the social system of slave ownership
- 奴化 núhuà to enslaveto enslave or subjugate; specifically refers to an aggressor using various methods to make a colonized people lose their self-respect and accept being ruled
- 亡国奴 wángguónú slave of a foreign powerA person whose country has been conquered and who is enslaved or ruled by foreign invaders; a person without a country
- 农奴制 nóngnúzhì serfdomThe social and economic system of serfdom; a system where feudal lords own land and serfs have little personal freedom and are tied to the land they work.
- 洋奴 yángnú flunky of foreigners(derogatory) a person who fawns on foreigners and is willing to serve foreign interests as a sycophant
- 农奴主 nóngnúzhǔ serf ownerA person who owns large amounts of land and keeps serfs to work it.
- 奴颜婢膝 núyánbìxī servilesubservient and fawning; acting in a humble and scraping manner to curry favor; literally 'the face of a slave and the knees of a maidservant'
- 史奴比 shǐnúbǐ SnoopySnoopy, the famous pet dog character from the comic strip Peanuts; originally created by Charles M. Schulz.
- 火奴鲁鲁 huǒnúlǔlǔ HonoluluHonolulu, the capital of the US state of Hawaii; also known as [[檀香山|檀香山|tan2 xiang1 shan1]]
- 奴工 núgōng slave laborthe system or practice of using slaves for work or serfdom
- 奴颜媚骨 núyánmèigǔ servilityobsequiousness and servility; describes a cringing, fawning, or sycophantic attitude
- 豪奴 háonú bully servantA servant of a rich or powerful family who relies on their master's influence to bully and oppress others.
- 入主出奴 rùzhǔchūnú academic sectarianismTo hold deep-seated prejudices or bigotry toward different schools of thought; specifically to treat one's own beliefs as the master and others' as the slaves.
- 丁加奴 dīngjiānú TerengganuTerengganu, a state in northeastern West Malaysia
- 主奴 zhǔnú master and servantmaster and servant; owner and slave
- 佐丹奴 zuǒdānnú GiordanoGiordano; a well-known international fashion retailer based in Hong Kong
- 农奴制度 nóngnúzhìdù serfdomserfdom; the social and economic system of a feudal society where peasants serve a landlord
- 农奴解放日 nóngnújiěfàngrì Serf Liberation DaySerf Liberation Day, an annual holiday in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
- 冷奴 lěngnú hiyayakkosilken tofu served cold with various toppings, such as ginger, green onions, and soy sauce; a loanword from Japanese
- 卡奴 kǎnú credit card slaveA person who is unable to repay their credit card or cash card debts; often used to describe those who can only pay the minimum interest or who open new cards to pay off old debts.old ones.
- 哈奴曼 hānúmàn HanumanHanuman, a monkey god in the Indian epic Ramayana
- 哥奴 gēnú Genunickname of Li Linfu, the notorious Tang Dynasty official known for his political suppression and duplicity
- 喀奴特 kānútè Knuth or CanuteKnuth or Canute; Western name used for people such as computer scientist Donald Knuth or King Canute the Great
- 奚奴 xīnú boy servant(literary) A young male servant or page; a boy attendant
- 奴儿干 nú'érgān Nurgan(historical) A region covering parts of Heilongjiang and the Vladivostok area that was ruled by the Ming dynasty
- 奴儿干都司 nú'érgāndūsī Nurgan Regional Military CommissionThe Ming dynasty provincial-level administrative and military headquarters in the Heilongjiang and Vladivostok region.
- 奴家 nújiā I(archaic) a humble way for a young woman to refer to herself, equivalent to "your servant" or "I"
- 奴役现象 núyìxiànxiàng slaveryThe practice or condition of being enslaved; helotism or dulosis
- 奴视 núshì to treat like a slaveto scorn or look down on someone as if they were a slave; to treat with contempt
- 奴胎 nútāi born slave(derogatory) a person born into slavery; a lowly servant
- 奴辈 núbèi slave(derogatory) slave; serf; used to insult someone as lowly and base
- 孩奴 háinú slave to one's childrenParents who sacrifice their own quality of life and financial security to ensure their children have every advantage.
- 守钱奴 shǒuqiánnú misera person who is greedy for money and refuses to spend it; a money-grubber or skinflint
- 崑仑奴 kūnlúnnú Kunlun slaveenslaved person from Southeast Asia or Africa in Tang Dynasty China, often depicted in literature as possessing dark skin and supernatural or martial abilities
- 房奴 fángnú mortgage slavea person who is burdened by high mortgage payments, which significantly limit their lifestyle and spending
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