one able to do light manual labor only; semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker
伯劳伯勞bo2 lao2
shrike
伯劳鸟伯勞鳥bo2 lao2 niao3
shrike (family Laniidae)
不辞劳苦不辭勞苦bu4 ci2 lao2 ku3
to spare no effort
布劳恩布勞恩bu4 lao2 en1
Browne (person name)
不劳而获不勞而獲bu4 lao2 er2 huo4
to reap without sowing (idiom)
不劳无获不勞無獲bu4 lao2 wu2 huo4
no pain, no gain (idiom)
操劳操勞cao1 lao2
to work hard; to look after
草原灰伯劳草原灰伯勞cao3 yuan2 hui1 bo2 lao2
(bird species of China) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)
朝劳动党朝勞動黨chao2 lao2 dong4 dang3
Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
朝鲜劳动党朝鮮勞動黨chao2 xian3 lao2 dong4 dang3
Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
吃苦耐劳吃苦耐勞chi1 ku3 nai4 lao2
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
酬劳酬勞chou2 lao2
reward
代劳代勞dai4 lao2
to do sth in place of sb else
多劳多得多勞多得duo1 lao2 duo1 de2
work more and get more
烦劳煩勞fan2 lao2
to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); vexation; inconvenience
房劳房勞fang2 lao2
deficiency of kidney essence due to sexual excess (TCM)
功劳功勞gong1 lao2
contribution; meritorious service; credit
国际劳动节國際勞動節guo2 ji4 lao2 dong4 jie2
May Day; International Labor Day (May 1)
国际劳工组织國際勞工組織guo2 ji4 lao2 gong1 zu3 zhi1
International Labor Organization
过劳過勞guo4 lao2
overwork
过劳肥過勞肥guo4 lao2 fei2
overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest)
过劳死過勞死guo4 lao2 si3
karoshi (loanword from Japanese), death from overwork
汗马功劳汗馬功勞han4 ma3 gong1 lao2
lit. to ride a laboring horse to great deeds; fig. a heroic contribution
好逸恶劳好逸惡勞hao4 yi4 wu4 lao2
to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)
黑额伯劳黑額伯勞hei1 e2 bo2 lao2
(bird species of China) lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor)
红背伯劳紅背伯勞hong2 bei4 bo2 lao2
(bird species of China) red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio)
红尾伯劳紅尾伯勞hong2 wei3 bo2 lao2
(bird species of China) brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)
厚生劳动省厚生勞動省hou4 sheng1 lao2 dong4 sheng3
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan)
虎纹伯劳虎紋伯勞hu3 wen2 bo2 lao2
(bird species of China) tiger shrike (Lanius tigrinus)
荒漠伯劳荒漠伯勞huang1 mo4 bo2 lao2
(bird species of China) isabelline shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
灰背伯劳灰背伯勞hui1 bei4 bo2 lao2
(bird species of China) grey-backed shrike (Lanius tephronotus)
灰伯劳灰伯勞hui1 bo2 lao2
(bird species of China) great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)
积劳成疾積勞成疾ji1 lao2 cheng2 ji2
to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork
金属疲劳金屬疲勞jin1 shu3 pi2 lao2
metal fatigue
举手之劳舉手之勞ju3 shou3 zhi1 lao2
lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort
凯法劳尼亚凱法勞尼亞kai3 fa3 lao2 ni2 ya4
Kefalonia, Greek Island in the Ionian sea
犒劳犒勞kao4 lao2
to reward with food and drink; to feast (sb); presents of food etc made to troops; Taiwan pr.
刻苦耐劳刻苦耐勞ke4 ku3 nai4 lao2
to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering; hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
(bird species of China) southern grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis)
脑力劳动腦力勞動nao3 li4 lao2 dong4
mental labor; intellectual work
能者多劳能者多勞neng2 zhe3 duo1 lao2
it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)
牛头伯劳牛頭伯勞niu2 tou2 bo2 lao2
(bird species of China) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
帕劳帕勞pa4 lao2
Republic of Palau or Belau (Pacific island nation)
疲劳疲勞pi2 lao2
fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary
疲劳症疲勞症pi2 lao2 zheng4
fatigue
偏劳偏勞pian1 lao2
undue trouble; Thank you for having gone out of your way to help me.
强迫劳动強迫勞動qiang3 po4 lao2 dong4
forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)
勤俭耐劳勤儉耐勞qin2 jian3 nai4 lao2
diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)
勤劳勤勞qin2 lao2
hardworking; industrious; diligent
勤劳不虞匮乏勤勞不虞匱乏qin2 lao2 bu4 yu2 kui4 fa2
Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
勤劳者勤勞者qin2 lao2 zhe3
worker
勤劳致富勤勞致富qin2 lao2 zhi4 fu4
to become rich by one's own efforts; self-made
任劳任怨任勞任怨ren4 lao2 ren4 yuan4
to undertake a task despite criticism (idiom); to bear the burden of office willingly
神劳形瘁神勞形瘁shen2 lao2 xing2 cui4
to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom)
生产劳动生產勞動sheng1 chan3 lao2 dong4
productive labor
圣劳伦斯河聖勞倫斯河sheng4 lao2 lun2 si1 he2
St Lawrence River, Canada
施特劳斯施特勞斯shi1 te4 lao2 si1
Strauss (name); Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer; Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer
史特劳斯史特勞斯shi3 te4 lao2 si1
Strauss (name) (Tw); Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer; Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer
体力劳动體力勞動ti3 li4 lao2 dong4
physical labor
徒劳徒勞tu2 lao2
futile
徒劳无功徒勞無功tu2 lao2 wu2 gong1
to work to no avail (idiom)
徒劳无益徒勞無益tu2 lao2 wu2 yi4
futile endeavor (idiom)
托克劳托克勞tuo1 ke4 lao2
Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)
外籍劳工外籍勞工wai4 ji2 lao2 gong1
foreign worker
外劳外勞wai4 lao2
abbr. for 外籍勞工|外籍劳工; foreign worker
枉劳枉勞wang3 lao2
to work in vain
慰劳慰勞wei4 lao2
to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort
五劳七伤五勞七傷wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1
(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏, and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appear
贤劳賢勞xian2 lao2
diligent
效劳效勞xiao4 lao2
to serve (in some capacity); to work for
楔尾伯劳楔尾伯勞xie1 wei3 bo2 lao2
(bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
辛劳辛勞xin1 lao2
laborious
眼过劳眼過勞yan3 guo4 lao2
eye strain
唁劳唁勞yan4 lao2
to offer condolences; Taiwan pr.
一劳永逸一勞永逸yi1 lao2 yong3 yi4
to get sth done once and for all
以逸待劳以逸待勞yi3 yi4 dai4 lao2
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy; to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
有劳有勞you3 lao2
(polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one)
有劳得奖有勞得獎you3 lao2 de2 jiang3
a good dog deserves a bone (idiom)
远劳遠勞yuan3 lao2
you have made a long and exhausting journey (套语 polite talk); you will make a long trip (when asking a favor that involves going to a far away place)
舟车劳顿舟車勞頓zhou1 che1 lao2 dun4
travel-worn
棕背伯劳棕背伯勞zong1 bei4 bo2 lao2
(bird species of China) long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach)
棕尾伯劳棕尾伯勞zong1 wei3 bo2 lao2
(bird species of China) red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)