民工
man4 gung1mín gōng
English
- migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
- temporary worker enlisted on a public project
- migrant worker; a resident in rural mainland china that migrates to the city for work
粵語 — Cantonese
- 中國大陸户口喺農村嘅農民,離鄉到城市打工嘅勞工
Examples
一个国家对待知识分子的态度标志着一个国家的文明程度,而一个国家对待农民工的态度则代表着一个国家的良心!
The way a country treats its intellectuals is a sign of its civility. The way a country treats its farmers is a sign of its conscience.
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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk