long-term farm laborer; hired hand (old society)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
long-term hired farmhand; peasant laborer (in pre-1949 China)
archaicRefers specifically to the feudal society before 1949 in China, where poor peasants worked year-round for landlords or rich peasants in exchange for meager wages or food.
Wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
gěi给
dì地
zhǔ主
jiā家
dāng当
le了
shí十
nián年
cháng长
gōng工
。
My grandfather worked as a long-term hired hand for a landlord for ten years when he was young.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
cháng长
gōng工
shēng生
huó活
fēi非
cháng常
jiān艰
kǔ苦
，
cháng常
cháng常
chī吃
bù不
bǎo饱
chuān穿
bù不
nuǎn暖
。
Life was extremely hard for long-term farm laborers in the old society; they often couldn't get enough to eat or keep warm.
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Jiě解
fàng放
hòu后
，
cháng长
gōng工
men们
dōu都
fēn分
dào到
le了
tǔ土
dì地
，
chéng成
le了
tǔ土
dì地
de的
zhǔ主
rén人
。
After liberation, the long-term laborers all received land and became masters of the land.