奴工 nú gōng ㄋㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ nou4 gung1
- slave labor
- slave worker
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奴
- 奴隶 奴隸 nú lì ㄋㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ nou4 dai6 slave
- 冷奴 lěng nú ㄌㄥˇ ㄋㄨˊ laang5 nou4 silken tofu served cold with various toppings (loanword from Japanese "hiyayakko")
- 匈奴 Xiōng nú ㄒㄩㄥ ㄋㄨˊ hung1 nou4 Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties
- 卡奴 kǎ nú ㄎㄚˇ ㄋㄨˊ kaa1 nou4 a slave to one's credit card
- 奴仆 奴僕 nú pú ㄋㄨˊ ㄆㄨˊ nou4 buk6 servant
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- 奴化 nú huà ㄋㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ nou4 faa3 to enslave; to subjugate
- 奴婢 nú bì ㄋㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ nou4 pei5 slave servant
- 奴家 nú jiā ㄋㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ nou4 gaa1 (old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female)
- 奴役 nú yì ㄋㄨˊ ㄧˋ nou4 jik6 to enslave
- 奴性 nú xìng ㄋㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ nou4 sing3 servility; doormat mentality
- 奴才 nú cai ㄋㄨˊ ˙ㄘㄞ nou4 coi4 slave
- 孩奴 hái nú ㄏㄞˊ ㄋㄨˊ haai4 nou4 "a slave to one's children", hard-working parents who would do everything to ensure their children's well-being, in disregard of their own needs
- 家奴 jiā nú ㄐㄧㄚ ㄋㄨˊ gaa1 nou4 domestic slave
- 爱奴 愛奴 Ài nú ㄞˋ ㄋㄨˊ oi3 nou4 see 阿伊努
- 房奴 fáng nú ㄈㄤˊ ㄋㄨˊ fong4 nou4 a slave to one's mortgage
- 白奴 bái nú ㄅㄞˊ ㄋㄨˊ baak6 nou4 white slave
- 耕奴 gēng nú ㄍㄥ ㄋㄨˊ gaang1 nou4 agricultural slave
- 证奴 證奴 zhèng nú ㄓㄥˋ ㄋㄨˊ zing3 nou4 "a slave to certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable
- 猫奴 貓奴 māo nú ㄇㄠ ㄋㄨˊ maau1 nou4 cat owner (neologism c. 2013, jocular)
- 车奴 車奴 chē nú ㄔㄜ ㄋㄨˊ ce1 nou4 car slave, sb forced to sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car
工
- 人工 rén gōng ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ jan4 gung1 artificial
- 分工 fēn gōng ㄈㄣ ㄍㄨㄥ fan1 gung1 to divide up the work
- 加工 jiā gōng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄥ gaa1 gung1 to process
- 动工 動工 dòng gōng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ dung6 gung1 to start (a building project)
- 劳工 勞工 láo gōng ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄥ lou4 gung1 labor
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- 化工 huà gōng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ faa3 gung1 chemical industry (abbr. for 化学工业)
- 员工 員工 yuán gōng ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ jyun4 gung1 staff; personnel; employee
- 工人 gōng rén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ gung1 jan4 worker
- 工作 gōng zuò ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ gung1 zok3 to work
- 工具 gōng jù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄩˋ gung1 geoi6 tool
- 工商 gōng shāng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄤ gung1 soeng1 industry and commerce
- 工地 gōng dì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˋ gung1 dei6 construction site
- 工夫 gōng fu ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ gung1 fu1 period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
- 工序 gōng xù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄩˋ gung1 zeoi6 working procedure
- 工厂 工廠 gōng chǎng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˇ gung1 cong2 factory
- 工整 gōng zhěng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˇ gung1 zing2 fine work
- 工会 工會 gōng huì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˋ gung1 wui2 labor union; trade union
- 工业 工業 gōng yè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄝˋ gung1 jip6 industry
- 工科 gōng kē ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜ gung1 fo1 engineering as an academic subject
- 工程 gōng chéng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ gung1 cing4 engineering
Idioms with these characters
- 耕当问奴 耕當問奴 gēng dāng wèn nú ㄍㄥ ㄉㄤ ㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄨˊ gaang1 dong1 man6 nou4 if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
- 狂奴故态 狂奴故態 kuáng nú gù tài ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ㄊㄞˋ kwong4 nou4 gu3 taai3 to be set in one's ways (idiom)
- 奴颜婢膝 奴顏婢膝 nú yán bì xī ㄋㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧ nou4 ngaan4 pei5 sat1 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
- 鬼斧神工 guǐ fǔ shén gōng ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ gwai2 fu2 san4 gung1 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
- 良工心苦 liáng gōng xīn kǔ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ loeng4 gung1 sam1 fu2 expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
- 马工枚速 馬工枚速 Mǎ gōng Méi sù ㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄟˊ ㄙㄨˋ maa5 gung1 mui4 cuk1 Sima Xiangru is meticulous and Mei Gao is fast (idiom)
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- 神工鬼斧 shén gōng guǐ fǔ ㄕㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˇ san4 gung1 gwai2 fu2 supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods
- 士农工商 士農工商 shì nóng gōng shāng ㄕˋ ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄤ si6 nung4 gung1 soeng1 (idiom) "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
- 偷工减料 偷工減料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 异曲同工 異曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng ㄧˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ji6 kuk1 tung4 gung1 different tunes played with equal skill (idiom)