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
- (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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
外勞
- (chiefly Hong Kong, Taiwan) foreign worker; guest worker