粵

操cou1勞lou4

simp操劳
cou1 lou4cāo láo

English

  1. to work hard
  2. to look after
  3. to work very hard

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 不斷大量工作

Examples

  • 他們不只是洗去汗水、汙垢和鎮日的操勞,同時也沉浸在閒話家常日常生活當中。

    They not only washed off the sweat, dirt and cares of the day in the hot water, but also enjoyed gossiping about everyday affairs.

    Tatoeba · Rebeca CC BY

  • 操勞過度

    to overwork

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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