láo

labor, toil, do manual work

DEFINITIONS

勞 láo
  • to toil
  • labor
  • laborer
  • to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
  • meritorious deed
  • to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)

WORDS

永逸 yī láo yǒng yì to get sth done once and for all
無獲 bù láo wú huò no pain, no gain (idiom)
而獲 bù láo ér huò to reap without sowing (idiom)
不辭苦 bù cí láo kǔ to spare no effort
七傷 wǔ láo qī shāng (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wu3 zang4], 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 appearance) and fear (mind)
dài láo to do sth in place of sb else
以逸待 yǐ yì dài láo to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy; to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
任怨 rèn láo rèn yuàn to work hard without complaint (idiom)
bó láo shrike
鳥 bó láo niǎo shrike (family Laniidae)
piān láo undue trouble; Thank you for having gone out of your way to help me.
修斯 kè láo xiū sī Rudolf Clausius (1822-1888), German physicist and mathematician
德 kè láo dé Claude (name)
斯 kè láo sī Claus or Klaus (name)
福德 kè láo fú dé Crawford (town in Texas)
凱法尼亞 kǎi fǎ láo ní yà Kefalonia, Greek Island in the Ionian sea
刻苦耐 kè kǔ nài láo to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering; hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
gōng láo contribution; meritorious service; credit
什子 láo shí zi (dialect) nuisance; pain
作 láo zuò work; manual labor
倦 láo juàn exhausted; worn out
倫斯 láo lún sī Lawrence (person name)
傷 láo shāng disorder of internal organs caused by overexertion
力 láo lì labor; able-bodied worker; laborer; work force
力士 láo lì shì Rolex (Swiss wristwatch brand)
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