苦力
Chinese
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful | power; force; strength | ||
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trad. (苦力) | 苦 | 力 | |
simp. #(苦力) | 苦 | 力 |
Etymology
Compare English coolie, Hindi क़ुली (qulī), Turkish köle.
Pronunciation
Noun
苦力
- labor; hard work
- coolie; laborer
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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苦 | 力 |
くー Grade: 3 | りー Grade: 1 |
Irregular |
Etymology
Ateji (当て字).
Borrowed from Mandarin 苦力 (kǔlì).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) クーリー [kúꜜùrìì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝːɾʲiː]
Noun
苦力 (katakana クーリー, rōmaji kūrī)
- a coolie
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN