WORKER 徭役役
ADULT EMPLOYED by the GOVERNMENT OR by ENTREPRENEURS to WORK FOR them.[[ARBEITER]]
Old Chinese Criteria
Modern Chinese Criteria
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
ARBEITER
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
人 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
戍 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
眾 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
差 chāi OC: skhreel MC: ʈʂhɣɛ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- npost-Han, TANG: corvee labourer
役 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)
徭 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