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效勞

效勞

Chinese

		effect; efficacy; imitate	toil
trad. (效勞)		效	勞
simp. (效劳)		效	劳

Verb

效勞

to work in the service of; to work for

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiàoláo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haau⁶ lou⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hāu-lô

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàoláo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawlau
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haau⁶ lou⁴
  - Yale: haauh lòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haau⁶ lou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑːu̯²² lou̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hāu-lô
  - Tâi-lô: hāu-lô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hauxlooi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /haʊ⁴¹⁻²² lɤ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /haʊ²²⁻²¹ lɤ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /haʊ²²⁻²¹ lɤ¹³/