操勞

See also: 操劳

Chinese

		to hold; to drill; to exercise to hold; to drill; to exercise; to act; to do; to take in hand; to keep; to manage	toil
trad. (操勞)		操	勞
simp. (操劳)		操	劳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cāoláo

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄠ ㄌㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cou¹ lou⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhâu-lò
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhau-lô͘ / chhau-lô / chho͘-lô͘ / chho-lô

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cāoláo
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄠ ㄌㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: caoláo
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻao¹-lao²
    • Yale: tsāu-láu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaulau
    • Palladius: цаолао (caolao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cou¹ lou⁴
    • Yale: chōu lòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsou¹ lou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cou¹ lou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ lou̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhâu-lò
    • Hakka Romanization System: cau´ loˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cau¹ lo²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰau̯²⁴ lo¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhau-lô͘
    • Tâi-lô: tshau-lôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhauloo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰau³³ lɔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhau-lô
    • Tâi-lô: tshau-lô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhaulooi
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰau⁴⁴⁻²² lo¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰau⁴⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-lô͘
    • Tâi-lô: tshoo-lôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zholoo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ lɔ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho-lô
    • Tâi-lô: tsho-lô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhoilooi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰo⁴⁴⁻²² lo¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰo⁴⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/

Verb

操勞

1. to work hard

   前半生操勞，後半生享福。 [MSC, trad.]
   前半生操劳，后半生享福。 [MSC, simp.]

   Qiánbànshēng cāoláo, hòubànshēng xiǎngfú. [Pinyin]

   Work hard in the first half of your life and enjoy yourself in the second half.

2. to take care (of a matter); to look after something

Synonyms

• (to work hard): (Hokkien) 磨碌