labor contractor; racketeer
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
labor contractor; racketeer who controls a trade
archaicRefers specifically to exploitative middlemen or overseers in traditional industries (e.g., docks, construction) in pre-modern China. This term is strongly associated with the old society and is now historical.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
mǎ码
tóu头
shàng上
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
bō剥
xuē削
gōng工
rén人
de的
bǎ把
tou头
。
There were many racketeers who exploited workers on the docks of the old society.
Fēng封
jiàn建
bǎ把
tou头
shì是
jiù旧
shí时
dài代
de的
chǎn产
wù物
。
The feudal labor contractor was a product of the old era.
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Gōng工
rén人
men们
lián联
hé合
qǐ起
lái来
fǎn反
kàng抗
bǎ把
tou头
de的
yā压
zhà榨
。
The workers united to resist the exploitation by the racketeers.