WORKER    徭役

ADULT EMPLOYED by the GOVERNMENT OR by ENTREPRENEURS to WORK FOR them.[[ARBEITER]]
CORVEE LABOUREREMPLOYEEMEMBER OF STAFFWORKMANLABORERHANDOPERATIVEOPERATORPROLETARIANARTISANCRAFTSMANCRAFTSWOMANWAGE EARNERBREADWINNER
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general term for a corvee labourer or a conscript soldier of any kind is yì 役. 2. Yáo 徭 refers unambiguously to a corvee labourer and focusses prototypically on the fact that he is sent to a distant place. 3. Shù 戍 refers specifically to a conscript soldier sent out to guard the borders.
Modern Chinese Criteria
勞役 苦工 徭役 烏拉 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /
Hyponym
  • ARTISAN WORKER who WORKS on CONCRETE THINGS he is EDUCATED FOR. (anc: 9/0, child: 9)
See also
  • SOLDIERADULT who is a MEMBER of an ARMY.
  • SLAVEINTENSELY HUMBLE SERVANT POSSESSED by a HOST.
  • SERVANTHUMBLE ASSISTANT in a HOME or OFFICE.
  • WORKMake an EFFORT ENDURINGLY CONFORMING to a PLAN, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE an AIM, and OFTEN IN ORDER TO be PAID a SALARY.
  • LABOURFORCED WORK that CAUSES one to BECOME TIRED.[[ARBEIT]]
Hypernym
  • ADULT HUMAN who is SUFFICIENTLY OLD to ESTABLISH his/her SEPARATE HOME. (anc: 7/0, child: 20)
  • HUMAN ANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS. (anc: 6/0, child: 31)
  • ANIMAL CREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 99B

  • Geschichtliche Grundbegriffe ( KOSELLECK 1972-97) p. 1.216-242

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 3.1254

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 3.2119

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 1.487

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  • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p. 424

  • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no.258

  • Words (10 items)

    役人  yì rén OC: ɢʷleɡ njin MC: jiɛk ȵin 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPfigurativea man of genuine service to othersCH
    • NPpluralworkmen
      rén 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • npost-Nworker/keeper characterised by NDS
    輦者  niǎn zhě MC: ljenX tsyaeX OC: renʔ kljaʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPcart-pullerCH
      shù OC: qhjos MC: ɕi̯o 1 Attribution

    Shù 戍 refers specifically to a conscript soldier sent out to guard the borders.

      Syntactic words
    • nconscripted garrison soldier
      zhòng OC: tjuŋs MC: tɕuŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • npluralOBI etc: servitors; employees; workers, craftsmen
    樵客  qiáo kè OC: dzew khraaɡ MC: dziɛu khɣɛk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPfirewood collector
      chāi OC: skhreel MC: ʈʂhɣɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • npost-Han, TANG: corvee labourer
      yì OC: ɢʷleɡ MC: jiɛk 0 Attributions

    The general term for a corvee labourer or a conscript soldier of any kind is yì 役.

      Syntactic words
    • nagentcorvee labourer, but originally "conscript soldier"
    籩人  biān rén OC: peen njin MC: pen ȵin 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPcraftsman making baskets for the use in sacrifices (ZHOULI)
      yáo OC: k-lew MC: jiɛu 0 Attributions

    Yáo 徭 refers unambiguously to a corvee labourer and focusses prototypically on the fact that he is sent to a distant place.

      Syntactic words
    • na person sent to a distant place to work, corvee labourer, labour conscript