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

無益 tú láo wú yì futile endeavor (idiom)
慢性疲症候群 màn xìng pí láo zhèng hòu qún chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
wèi láo to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort
fáng láo deficiency of kidney essence due to sexual excess (TCM)
托克 tuō kè láo Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)
拉文克 lā wén kè láo Ravenclaw (Harry Potter)
分配 àn láo fēn pèi distribution according to work
cāo láo to work hard; to look after
xiào láo to serve (in some capacity); to work for
施特斯 shī tè láo sī Strauss (name); Johann Strauss (1825-1899), Austrian composer; Richard Strauss (1864-1949), German composer
yǒu láo (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one)
得獎 yǒu láo dé jiǎng a good dog deserves a bone (idiom)
動黨 cháo láo dòng dǎng Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
朝鮮動黨 cháo xiǎn láo dòng dǎng Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea
wǎng láo to work in vain
栗背伯 lì bèi bó láo (bird species of China) Burmese shrike (Lanius collurioides)
棕尾伯 zōng wěi bó láo (bird species of China) red-tailed shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
棕背伯 zōng bèi bó láo (bird species of China) long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach)
楔尾伯 xiē wěi bó láo (bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
汗馬功 hàn mǎ gōng láo war exploits; (fig.) heroic contribution
灰伯 huī bó láo (bird species of China) great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)
灰背伯 huī bèi bó láo (bird species of China) grey-backed shrike (Lanius tephronotus)
fán láo to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); vexation; inconvenience
牛頭伯 niú tóu bó láo (bird species of China) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
kào láo to reward with food and drink; to feast (sb); presents of food etc made to troops; Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4]