苦力 kǔlì

1. kǔlì noun a coolie; an unskilled Chinese laborer
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
   Notes: The English word was borrowed from Chinese in British colonial times
2. kǔlì noun bitter work; hard toil
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
   

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• 卖苦力(賣苦力) to make a hard living as unskilled laborer

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