Meaning of 包身工
包身工 means system of bonded indentured labor (historical); bonded laborer under this system. Pronounced bāo shēn gōng.
- system of bonded indentured labor (historical)
- bonded laborer under this system
Definitions & Examples
Bāo包
shēn身
gōng工
zhì制
dù度
shì是
jiù旧
zhōng中
guó国
jí极
qí其
cán残
kù酷
de的
bō剥
xuē削
xíng形
shì式
。
The bonded labor system was an extremely cruel form of exploitation in old China.
Bāo包
gōng工
tóu头
tōng通
guò过
bāo包
shēn身
gōng工
zhì制
dù度
yā压
zhà榨
le了
dà大
liàng量
nián年
qīng轻
gōng工
rén人
de的
xuè血
hàn汗
。
Foremen squeezed the blood and sweat of large numbers of young workers through the bonded labor system.
Jiù旧
Shànghǎi上
de海
shā的
chǎng纱
lǐ厂
yǒu里
hěn有
duō很
bèi多
pò被
zuò迫
bāo做
shēn包
gōng身
de工
shào的
nǚ少
女
。
There were many young girls forced to work as bonded laborers in the old Shanghai textile factories.
Bāo包
shēn身
gōng工
méi没
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
rén人
shēn身
zì自
yóu由
，
lián连
gōng工
qián钱
dōu都
ná拿
bú不
dào到
。
Bonded laborers had no personal freedom at all, and they couldn't even get their wages.
Xià夏
Yǎn衍
de的
《
Bāo包
Shēn身
Gōng工
》
jiē揭
lù露
le了
zhè这
zhǒng种
hēi黑
àn暗
de的
bō剥
xuē削
zhì制
dù度
。
Xia Yan's *Bonded Laborers* exposed this dark exploitation system.
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Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
名/ míng