勞U+52DE12 STROKES
Entry·pron. láo
ㄌㄠˊ
“To work hard; labor; toil; fatigue; a laborer; a meritorious deed; surname Lao; used in polite expressions to trouble someone.”
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- 勞工ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄥlaborer; worker employed to do manual or physical work in exchange for wages; labor (as a general concept).
- 勞動ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋwork; physical labor; toil; the use of effort to produce goods or provide services; (in Taiwan) a polite expression thanking someone for doing something; to disturb; to tire out.
- 勞動部ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋMinistry of Labor; government department responsible for labor affairs, employment, and workers' rights.
- 勞基法ㄌㄠˊ ㄐㄧ ㄈㄚˇLabor Standards Act; Taiwan's main law governing working conditions, wages, hours, leave, and labor rights.
- 外勞ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊforeign worker; a person employed in a country other than their own; often used in Taiwan for migrant labor from abroad.
- 疲勞ㄆㄧˊ ㄌㄠˊfatigue; weariness; a state of reduced function after prolonged physical or mental exertion; inability to maintain normal performance due to overuse or sustained stress
- 功勞ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄠˊcontribution; meritorious service; credit; achievement.
- 勞資ㄌㄠˊ ㄗlabor and capital; workers and employers; labor-management relations
- 辛勞ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄠˊhard work; toil; laborious effort; strenuous or exhausting labor
- 麥當勞ㄇㄞˋ ㄉㄤ ㄌㄠˊMcDonald's; international fast-food chain; known for burgers, fries, and fried chicken.
- 勞動力ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋlabor force; manpower; people available or able to work in an economy or organization.
- 勞力ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄧˋphysical labor; manual work; to exert physical effort; workforce; labor force
- 酬勞ㄔㄡˊ ㄌㄠˊreward; payment for effort; compensation given to someone for their work or service
- 勞工局ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄩˊgovernment agency responsible for labor affairs; handles employment, worker rights, and workplace regulations
- 勞保ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄠˇLabor Insurance in Taiwan; a government insurance program for workers covering illness, injury, disability, unemployment, and retirement benefits.
- 勤勞ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄠˊhardworking; industrious; diligent; involving physical or mental labor; toil
- 勞累ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄟˋtired; exhausted; worn out; to toil; fatigued from overwork or exertion.
- 勞倫斯ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄙLawrence; (1) D.H. Lawrence (1885–1930), English novelist and poet known for works like Sons and Lovers and Lady Chatterley's Lover; (2) T.E. Lawrence (1888–1935), British officer and explorer known as Lawrence of Arabia
- 勞務ㄌㄠˊ ㄨˋlabor; work; services rendered; manual or physical work; employment.
- 慰勞ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˋto comfort and reward someone for hard work; to express appreciation with words or gifts
- 徒勞無功ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥto work in vain; futile effort that yields no result
- 勞動局ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄩˊLabor Affairs Bureau; local government department overseeing labor rights, employment, and workplace regulations
- 勞勃ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄛˊtransliteration of the Western given name Robert
- 克勞德ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄜˊClaude; transliteration of the Western male given name
- 操勞ㄘㄠ ㄌㄠˊto toil; to work hard; to exhaust oneself through labor or worry
- 效勞ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄠˊto serve; to work for; to contribute effort in service.
- 勞苦ㄌㄠˊ ㄎㄨˇtoilsome and hardworking; laborious and exhausting; to comfort or console someone for their hardship
- 勞委會ㄌㄠˊ ㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋabbreviation for the Council of Labor Affairs, a former Taiwanese government agency overseeing labor policy; now superseded by the Ministry of Labor
- 勞方ㄌㄠˊ ㄈㄤlabor side; workers (as opposed to management/employers)
- 徒勞ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄠˊin vain; futile; wasted effort
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