blind migrant; unregistered rural migrant
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blind migrant; unplanned rural-to-urban migrant; floating population without proper registration
technicalOriginally an administrative term in China referring to rural residents who migrated to cities without proper documentation, employment, or housing arrangements. Often carries historical and sociological connotations from the 1980s-90s.
Èr二
shí十
shì世
jì纪
jiǔ九
shí十
nián年
dài代
，
dà大
liàng量
máng盲
liú流
yǒng涌
rù入
yán沿
hǎi海
chéng城
shì市
xún寻
zhǎo找
gōng工
zuò作
jī机
huì会
。
In the 1990s, large numbers of blind migrants flooded into coastal cities looking for job opportunities.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
tái台
le了
yī一
xì系
liè列
zhèng政
cè策
lái来
guǎn管
lǐ理
máng盲
liú流
wèn问
tí题
。
The government introduced a series of policies to manage the blind migrant issue.
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Tā他
fàng放
qì弃
le了
wù务
nóng农
shēng生
huó活
，
chéng成
le了
yī一
gè个
zài在
chéng城
shì市
lǐ里
sì四
chù处
piāo漂
bó泊
de的
máng盲
liú流
。
He gave up his life as a farmer and became a blind migrant drifting around the city.