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勞動教養

简劳动教养 · 繁勞動教養

Mandarin · pinyin láo dòng jiào yǎng

reeducation through labor

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
教: jiào · teach, class
養: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
养: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support

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2–4–4–3 · lao2 dong4 jiao4 yang3

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verb

to reeducate through labour; laojiao

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