niú​mǎ

beasts of burden

牛马 牛馬 niú​mǎ
beasts of burden
oxen and horses; animals used for heavy labor
drudge
someone who works like a slave or is driven by others to do backbreaking labor
overworked employee
(slang) a hard-working person who is exploited by their employer; a wage slave

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Movie subtitles
0.090 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.965 per million

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