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Chinese
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toil
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to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct |
| trad. (勞改)
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勞
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改
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| simp. (劳改)
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劳
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改
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Etymology
Short for 勞動改造／劳动改造 (láodòng gǎizào, “reform through labor”).
Pronunciation
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
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