社畜

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Chinese

society; group
to raise (animals); livestock; domesticated animal
to raise (animals); livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal
 
simp. and trad.
(社畜) 		社 畜

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 社畜 (shachiku).

Pronunciation

Noun

社畜

  1. (neologism, slang, often self-deprecatory or humorous) overworked and exploited employee

References

  • “社畜”, in 台語新詞辭庫 [Taiwanese Hokkien Neologism Dictionary] (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), 2023.

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
社 畜
しゃ
Grade: 2 		ちく
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
社畜 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 会社 (kaisha, “company”) + 家畜 (kachiku, “livestock”), or 社 (sha, “company”) + 畜 (chiku, “livestock”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Said to have been conceived by Satoshi Azuchi, novelist and chairman of the Japan Supermarket Association, and popularized by the journalist Makoto Sataka.

Pronunciation

Noun

社(しゃ)畜(ちく) • (shachiku) ←しやちく (syatiku)?

  1. An employee who is completely subservient to their company, never complaining about overwork or any other issues; a wage slave (wagie).

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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