勞 (lou4 | lao2) : labour; hard-working; trouble; reward

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勞

lou4

lao2

[1] [n] labour; toil; meritorious deed
[2] [adj] hard-working; fatigued; exhausted
[3] [v] trouble; bother; give sb a hand
[4] [v] reward; express one's appreciation

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 力 (#19)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

勞 / 劳

This word has been viewed 9816 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Oct 2013 14:36

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勞改 lou4 goi2 lao2 gai3 = abbr. for 勞動改造 reform through labor; prison camp

勞駕 lou4 gaa3 lao2 jia4 = excuse me 國

勞氣 lou4 hei3 = bad-tempered; wearisome 粵

勞動節 lou4 dung6 zit3 lao2 dong4 jie2 = International Labor Day

操勞 cou1 lou4 cao1 lao2 = to work hard; to look after

勤勞 kan4 lou4 qin2 lao2 = hardworking; industrious; diligent

多勞多得 do1 lou4 do1 dak1 duo1 lao2 duo1 de2 = the harder you work, the more you reap

勞動 lou4 dung6 lao2 dong4 = (physical) labor

勞動力 lou4 dung6 lik6 lao2 dong4 li4 = labour force

勞工 lou4 gung1 lao2 gong1 = labor

功勞 gung1 lou4 gong1 lao2 = contribution; effort

疲勞 pei4 lou4 pi2 lao2 = fatigue, wearily, weariness, weary

勞務 lou4 mou6 = labour service

外勞 ngoi6 lou4 = imported laborers

勞方 lou4 fong1 = labor

勞師動眾 lou4 si1 dung6 zung3 = to mobilize too many troops; to drag in lots of people

舟車勞頓 zau1 geoi1 lou4 deon6 = fatigued by a long journey; travel-worn

勞煩 lou4 faan4 = cause (someone) trouble

勞煩你 lou4 faan4 nei5 = "May I trouble you?"

半勞動力 bun3 lou4 dung6 lik6 ban4 lao2 dong4 li4 = one able to do light manual labor only; semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker

勞動教養 lou4 dung6 gaau3 joeng5 lao2 dong4 jiao4 yang3 = reeducation through labor

眼睛疲勞 ngaan5 zing1 pei4 lou4 yan3 jing5 pei2 lao2 = eyestrain

勞力 lou4 lik6 lao2 li4 = manual or physical work, labour, labour force

快勞 faai1 lou4*2 = file 粵

麥當勞 mak6 dong1 lou4 mai4 dang1 lao2 = McDonald's

消除疲勞 siu1 ceoi4 pei4 lou4 xiao1 chu2 pi2 lao2 = to eliminate weariness

勞動觀點 lou4 dung6 gun1 dim2 lao2 dong4 quan1 dian3 = attitude to labour

體力勞動 tai2 lik6 lou4 dung6 ti3 li4 lao2 dong4 = physical labour

勞碌 lou4 luk1 lao2 lu4 = toil; work hard, hard work

付出勞力 fu6 ceot1 lou4 lik6 = make an effort

勞力辛苦 lou4 lik6 san1 fu2 = hard working

慰勞 wai3 lou4 wei4 lao2 = [v] bring gift to or send one's best to in recognition of service rendered

好逸惡勞 hou3 jat6 wu3 lou4 hao4 yi2 wu4 lao2 = love leisure and hate work; indolent

勞工節 lou4 gung1 zit3 lao2 gong1 jie2 = Labor Day (for the US)

勞民傷財 lou4 man4 soeng1 coi4 = to harrass people and waste money; to waste money and manpower

勞資 lou4 zi1 = labor and capital

效勞 haau6 lou4 xiao4 lao2 = work in the service of; work for

惡勞 wu3 lou4 wu4 lao2 = to dislike hard work

勞神 lou4 san4 lao2 shen2 = to trouble; to bother

慢性疲勞症 maan6 sing3 pei4 lou4 zing3 = chronic fatigue

事不關己，己不勞心 si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2, gei2 bat1 lou4 sam1 = not care about sth that doesn't concern oneself

以逸待勞 ji5 jat6 doi6 lou4 = relax while the enemy exhausts himself 粵

酬勞 cau4 lou4 chou2 lao2 = reward

無功都有勞 mou4 gung1 dou1 jau5 lou4 wu2 gong1 dou1 you3 lao2 = although there aren't any results or achievements, yet one still put a lot of work into sth.

勞動營 lou4 dung6 jing4 lao2 dong4 ying2 = labor camp; prison camp with hard labor

犒勞 hou3 lou6 kao4 lao4 = to reward with food and drink for meritorious service; to reward with food and drink;

勞記 lou4 gei3 lao2 ji4 = Rolex watch 粵

劬勞 keoi4 lou4 qu2 lao2 = exhausted; fatigued

任勞任怨 jam6 lou4 jam6 jyun3 ren4 lao2 ren4 yuan4 = endure hard work and criticism; be both willing and enduring

辛勞 san1 lou4 xin1 lao2 = laborious

汗馬功勞 hon6 maa5 gung1 lou4 han4 ma3 gong1 lao2 = merits achieved on the battlefield; contributions achieved through hard work

勞累 lou4 leoi6 lao2 lei4 = tired, exhausted, worn out; to toil

息勞歸主 sik1 lou4 gwai1 zyu2 xi1 [PRC] xi2 [TW] lao2 gui1 zhu3 = rest from one's labor and return to God (said of deceased at Christian funerals)

勞苦 lou4 fu2 lao2 ku3 = to sweat and toil

不勞而獲 bat1 lou4 ji4 wok6 bu4 lao2 er2 huo4 = 'to succeed with no effort'

帕勞 paak3 lou4 pa4 lao2 = Palau

勞工顧問委員會 lou4 gung1 gu3 man6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = the Labour Advisory Board

勞力士 lou4 lik6 si6*2 = Rolex

勞斯萊斯 lou4 si1 loi4 si1 = Rolls Royce

國際勞工公約 gwok3 zai3 lou4 gung1 gung1 joek3 = International Labour Conventions

國際勞工組織 gwok3 zai3 lou4 gung1 zou2 zik1 = International Labour Organization

勞動報 lou4 dung6 bou3 lao2 dong4 bao4 = Trud (Russian newspaper)

勞福局 lou4 fuk1 guk6*2 lao2 fu2 ju2 = Labour and Welfare bureau

積勞成疾 zik1 lou4 sing4 zat6 ji1 lao2 cheng2 ji2 = become sick from overworking oneself or accumulated fatigue

麥當勞叔叔 mak6 dong1 lou4 suk1 suk1 mai4 dang1 lao2 shu1 shu5 = Ronald McDonald, McDonald's mascot

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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