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腦力勞動

简 脑力劳动 · 繁 腦力勞動
Mandarin · pinyin nǎo lì láo dòng

Meanings

  1. mental labor
  2. intellectual work
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Characters in this entry

腦
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力
lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
勞
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動
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
脑
nǎo · brain
劳
láo · labor, toil, do manual work
动
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
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3–4–2–4 · nao3 li4 lao2 dong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

nou5 lik6 lou4 dung6

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nou5 lik6 lou4 dung6

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noun

  1. brain work

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