包身工
Chinese
to cover; to wrap; to hold to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for) |
body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit |
work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (包身工) | 包 | 身 | 工 | |
| simp. #(包身工) | 包 | 身 | 工 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
包身工
- (historical) indentured labor (a form of slavery in pre-1949 China in which young people were lured to factories and mines where they were deprived of their personal freedom and exploited by both capitalists and labor contractors)
- (historical) indentured laborer (a person subjected to such slavery)
Usage notes
See Xia Yan's nonfiction novel of the same title.
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