serf (in old Tibet)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
serf; nangsen (a type of hereditary serf in old Tibet)
archaicA term for the lowest class of hereditary serfs in the former Tibetan feudal system, who had no personal freedom and were considered the property of their lords. This is a historical term.
Zài在
jiù旧
Xī西
zàng藏
，
lǎng朗
shēng生
shì是
zuì最
dǐ底
céng层
de的
nóng农
nú奴
。
In old Tibet, nangsen were the lowest class of serfs.
Lǎng朗
shēng生
shì世
dài代
wéi为
nú奴
，
shēng生
huó活
jí极
qí其
bēi悲
cǎn惨
。
Nangsen were hereditary slaves, and their lives were extremely miserable.
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Fèi废
chú除
nóng农
nú奴
zhì制
hòu后
，
lǎng朗
shēng生
huò获
dé得
le了
zì自
yóu由
。
After the abolition of the serfdom system, the nangsen gained their freedom.