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人夫

人夫

Chinese

man; person; people husband; man
simp. and trad.
(人夫)
alt. forms 人伕人夫 “labourer”
anagram 夫人

Noun

人夫

  1. (obsolete) forced labour; coolie; corvée
  2. (obsolete) labourer; worker
  3. another person's husband
    人夫 / 人夫   yǐ wéi rénfū   to have become another person's husband

Coordinate terms

  • (another person's husband): 人妻 (rénqī, “another person's wife”)