勞役
láo​yì

forced labor

  • created sense approved 劳役/勞役 · láo​yì · forced labor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    劳役 / 勞役

    láo​yì

    forced labor

    forced labor; penal servitude; labor required of a serf or subject (corvée)

    劳 (literal) → 劳/勞 · láo · to work 役 (literal) → 役 · yì · corvée

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 劳役/勞役 · láo​yì · to put to work — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    劳役 / 勞役

    láo​yì

    to put to work

    to put livestock or people to work for manual labor; to use animals for labor

    劳 (literal) → 劳/勞 · láo · to work 役 (literal) → 役 · yì · to employ

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