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白奴

Mandarin · pinyin bái nú

white slave
(neologism that peaked in the 2000s–2010s) white-collar slave (office worker who is overworked and exploited)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
奴: nú · slave, servant

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2–2 · bai2 nu2

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