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Chinese
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slave
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ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just |
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奴
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才
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| simp. #(奴才)
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奴
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才
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| alternative forms
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奴材
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Etymology
- “first person pronoun of eunuchs and officials”
- Calque of Manchu ᠠᡥᠠ (aha)
Pronunciation
Noun
奴才
- slave; servant; flunkey
1930, Hu Shih, “介紹我自己的思想 (Introducing My Thought)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
爭你們個人的自由，便是為國家爭自由！爭你們自己的人格，便是為國家爭人格！自由平等的國家不是一群奴才建造得起來的！ [MSC, trad.]
争你们个人的自由，便是为国家争自由！争你们自己的人格，便是为国家争人格！自由平等的国家不是一群奴才建造得起来的！ [MSC, simp.]- Zhēng nǐmen gèrén de zìyóu, biàn shì wèi guójiā zhēng zìyóu! Zhēng nǐmen zìjǐ de réngé, biàn shì wèi guójiā zhēng réngé! Zìyóu píngděng de guójiā bùshì yīqún núcái jiànzào dé qǐlái de!
- Striving for your personal freedom is striving for the country's freedom! Striving for your personality is striving for the national prestige! A free and equal country cannot be established by slaves!
- (derogatory) lackey; minion; bootlicker
- 狗奴才 ― gǒu núcái ― bootlicker
Synonyms
- (slave): 臣僕／臣仆 (chénpú), 奴隸／奴隶 (núlì)
- (lackey): (Hokkien) 箍絡／箍络
Pronoun
奴才
- (historical, humble) Used by court eunuchs and officials during the Qing dynasty when addressing the emperor, as a term of self-reference: I, the servant