勞改

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See also: 劳改

Chinese

		toil	to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
trad. (勞改)		勞	改
simp. (劳改)		劳	改

Etymology

Short for 勞動改造／劳动改造 (láodòng gǎizào, “reform through labor”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): láogǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁴ goi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lô-kái

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: láogǎi
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄞˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: láogǎi
  - Wade–Giles: lao²-kai³
  - Yale: láu-gǎi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laugae
  - Palladius: лаогай (laogaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lou⁴ goi²
  - Yale: lòuh gói
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁴ goi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: lou⁴ goi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯²¹ kɔːi̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô-kái
  - Tâi-lô: lô-kái
  - Phofsit Daibuun: loi'kae
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lo²⁴⁻²² kai⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lo²⁴⁻²² kai⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /lo¹³⁻²² kai⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lo²⁴⁻¹¹ kai⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ²³⁻³³ kai⁴¹/

Noun

勞改

laogai; reform through labor; a slogan used by the criminal justice system of the People's Republic of China to refer to its prison labor system

Synonyms

勞動改造／劳动改造 (láodòng gǎizào)

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