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農工

简农工 · 繁農工

Mandarin · pinyin nóng gōng

agricultural worker
abbr. for 農業工人
peasant and worker (in Marxism)

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農: nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer
工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
农: nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer

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noun

agricultural worker; peasant; rancher
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 農業工人／农业工人 (nóngyè gōngrén, “farm worker”)
(Marxism) peasant and worker

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