徭役
yáo​yì

corvée

  • created reference approved 徭役 → 傜役 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    徭役 yáo​yì

    傜役 yáo​yì

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 徭役 · yáo​yì · corvée — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    徭役

    yáo​yì

    corvée

    unpaid forced labor required by the government in ancient times, such as building walls, repairing roads, or guarding borders

    徭 (literal) → 徭 · yáo · compulsory labor 役 (literal) → 役 · yì · corvée

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense