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| Processed by: | richwarm (2026-09-06 10:43:01 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 87919 - submitted by 'polaris' >> 黑奴 hēinú @ 《现代汉语规范词典》 〈名〉黑人奴隶；欧美殖民主义者对黑种人的蔑称。 ----------------- Editor: I have already added an entry for this word from another person's submission, with the definition "black slave". I'm not sure what to make of the wording of the reference in your sub: 「歐美殖民主義者對黑種人的蔑稱」seems to say that 黑奴 was a derogatory term used by European and American colonialists for Black people, but of course those colonialists weren't using the Chinese word 黑奴, and I'm not aware of English "black slave" having been used as a term of contempt for Black people who weren't actually slaves. In any case, the reference doesn't appear to support the proposed figurative sense "cheap labor", and no usage examples have been provided for that sense, so I don't think we have enough evidence to add it. |
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# 黑奴 黑奴 [[hei1nu2]] /black slave/(fig.) cheap labor/ |