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勞動

简劳动 · 繁勞動

Mandarin · pinyin láo dòng

work
toil
physical labor
Classifier: 次 cì

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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2–4 · lao2 dong4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lou4 dung6

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noun

physical work; toil
labor

verb

to do physical work; to do manual labour; to toil
to perform labor
(archaic) to do physical exercise

verb

(polite, colloquial, dated) to bother or trouble someone; to politely request someone to do something

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