苦力

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苦力

kǔlì Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
fu² lik⁶ Cantonese, Jyutping
khú-li̍t Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
khó͘-lia̍k Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
khó͘-le̍k Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
khó͘-la̍t Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
ku-lí Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
khó͘-lo̍h Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
kǔlì Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
kǔlì Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
kʻu³-li⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
kǔ-lì Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
kuulih Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
кули Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
fu² lik⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
fú lihk Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
fu² lik⁹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
fu² lig⁶ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/fuː³⁵ lɪk̚²/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
khú-li̍t Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
ku^ˋ lid Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
ku³ lid⁶ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
/kʰu³¹ lit̚⁵/ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
khó͘-lia̍k Min Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou
khóo-lia̍k Min Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou
qofliak Min Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou
/kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li̯ak̚²⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou

Where it comes from

可能音義兼譯自印地語 क़ुली (qulī)或是其同源詞。

noun

勞力、竭力
historical 從事勞動工作，以付出勞力來維生的廉價勞工

Similar: 咕喱, 龜里, 龜理, 龟理, 咕哩

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: 咕喱, 龜里, 龜理, 龟理, 咕哩

In English

coolie unskilled Asian worker

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MLA

"苦力." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%8B%A6%E5%8A%9B. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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苦力. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%8B%A6%E5%8A%9B

Chicago

"苦力." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%8B%A6%E5%8A%9B.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {苦力},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%8B%A6%E5%8A%9B},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}