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奴隸

简奴隶 · 繁奴隸

Mandarin · pinyin nú lì

slave

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奴: nú · slave, servant
隸: Look up this written character
隶: lì · subservient; servant; Kangxi radical 171

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2–4 · nu2 li4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

nou4 dai6

Cantonese word readings for 奴隸. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

slave (enslaved person)
(figurative) slave (to); drudge; minion (person completely controlled by someone or something)
(BDSM) slave (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who consensually submits to, sexually or personally, serving one or more masters or mistresses)

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