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勞改

勞改

See also: 劳改

Chinese

		toil	to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
trad. (勞改)		勞	改
simp. (劳改)		劳	改

Noun

勞改

laogai; reform through labor; a slogan used by the criminal justice system of the People's Republic of China to refer to its prison labor system

Synonyms

勞動改造／劳动改造 (láodòng gǎizào)

Etymology

Abbreviation for 勞動改造／劳动改造 (láodòng gǎizào), literally, "reform through labor."

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): láogǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴ goi²
Min Nan (POJ): lô-kái

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: láogǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laugae
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁴ goi²
  - Yale: lòuh gói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴ goi²
  - IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹ kɔːi̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô-kái
  - Tâi-lô: lô-kái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loi'kae
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lɤ²⁴⁻²² kaɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lɤ²⁴⁻²² kaɪ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɤ¹³⁻²² kaɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lo²⁴⁻¹¹ kaɪ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ²³⁻³³ kaɪ⁴¹/