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laojiao

Syllables: lao·jiao

laojiao noun: a system of administrative detentions in the People's Republic of China in which penal labour is done for a small salary, generally used to detain people who have committed minor crimes.

Noun

laojiao (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A system of administrative detentions in the People's Republic of China in which penal labour is done for a small salary, generally used to detain people who have committed minor crimes.

Origin of laojiao

Borrowed from Mandarin 勞教 /劳教 (láojiào) (an abbreviation of 勞動教養／劳动教养 (láodòng jiàoyǎng)).

Questions about laojiao

What does laojiao mean?
Laojiao means a system of administrative detentions in the People's Republic of China in which penal labour is done for a small salary, generally used to detain people who have committed minor crimes.
What part of speech is laojiao?
Laojiao is a noun.

Words near laojiao in the dictionary

  1. laogai
  2. Laohekou
  3. Laohokow
  4. Laoighis
  5. Laois
  6. laojiao
  7. Laokoon
  8. Laoland
  9. Laomedeia
  10. Laomedeian
  11. Laomei

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