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外籍勞工

简外籍劳工 · 繁外籍勞工

Mandarin · pinyin wài jí láo gōng

foreign worker

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
籍: jí · record, register, list; census
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工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work

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4–2–2–1 · wai4 ji2 lao2 gong1

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ngoi6 zik6 lou4 gung1

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