粵

奴nou4役jik6

nou4 jik6nú yì

English

  1. to enslave
  2. to enslave; to force someone to do something against their will, especially to make them work as a slave or do hard labor

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 迫使人做唔自願嘅事,尤其指強迫人做苦工或做奴隸

Examples

  • 噉樣會進一步根深蒂固奴隸貿易嘅剝削性質,因為當地人口可能會受到對奴役勞動力嘅需求嘅影響。

    Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY

  • 他让人们摆脱了奴役。

    He liberated the people from bondage.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 奴役制是一种危害人类罪。

    Slavery is a crime against humanity.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 战争即和平,自由即奴役,无知即力量。

    War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 過去黑奴被奴役,受盡苦難。

    In the past, black slaves were enslaved and suffered greatly.

Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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