WordTaiwan frequency #26,809
徒勞
ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄠˊ
“in vain; futile; wasted effort”
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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.
- 信徒ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊa believer; a follower of a religion; a follower of a doctrine, school of thought, or leader
- 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
- 歹徒ㄉㄞˇ ㄊㄨˊcriminal; evildoer; gangster; hoodlum; violent offender.
- 功勞ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄠˊcontribution; meritorious service; credit; achievement.
- 徒刑ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊprison sentence; court-imposed term of imprisonment, often with compulsory labor; may be fixed-term or life.
- 勞資ㄌㄠˊ ㄗlabor and capital; workers and employers; labor-management relations
- 徒步ㄊㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋto travel on foot; to hike; to walk; (archaic) common people; ordinary civilians