corvée labor in old Tibet; corvée laborer
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
corvée labor; forced labor service (in pre-democratic-reform Tibet)
formalHistorical term specific to the old Tibetan social system. Refers to the unpaid labor that serfs performed for government offices or serf owners before 1959.
Jiù旧
xī西
zàng藏
de的
nóng农
nú奴
měi每
nián年
yào要
wèi为
lǐng领
zhǔ主
fú服
fán繁
zhòng重
de的
wū乌
lā拉
。
In old Tibet, serfs had to perform heavy corvée labor for their lords every year.
Wū乌
lā拉
zhì制
dù度
shì是
fēng封
jiàn建
nóng农
nú奴
zhì制
cán残
kù酷
bō剥
xuē削
de的
zhòng重
yào要
xíng形
shì式
。
The corvée system was an important form of cruel exploitation under the feudal serf system.
noun
corvée laborer; person performing forced labor
formalRefers to the serfs who were forced to perform the corvée labor in old Tibet.
Nà那
xiē些
wū乌
lā拉
zhōng终
nián年
bēn奔
bō波
zài在
shān山
lù路
jiān间
yùn运
shū输
huò货
wù物
。
Those corvée laborers spent the whole year running along mountain roads transporting goods.
Bèi被
zhuā抓
qù去
dàng当
wū乌
lā拉
yì意
wèi味
zhe着
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
kǔ苦
yì役
hé和
wēi微
bó薄
de的
bào报
chou酬
。
Being taken to serve as a corvée laborer meant heavy toil and meager compensation.