外勞

Chinese

		outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	toil
trad. (外勞)		外	勞
simp. (外劳)		外	劳

Etymology

Short for 外籍勞工／外籍劳工 (wàijí láogōng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàiláo

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ lou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wàiláo
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàiláo
  - Wade–Giles: wai⁴-lao²
  - Yale: wài-láu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waylau
  - Palladius: вайлао (vajlao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ lou⁴
  - Yale: ngoih lòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ lou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ lou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːi̯²² lou̯²¹/

Noun

外勞

(chiefly Hong Kong, Taiwan) foreign worker; guest worker

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