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

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• 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

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