How do you say “coolie” in Vietnamese?
“Coolie” in Vietnamese is phu (laborer), cu li (wage slave).
Vietnamese words for “coolie”
- phunounHanoi [fu˧˧] · Saigon [fʊw˧˧]phu level
laborer
for “coolie” meaning: An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured laboure
- cu linounHanoi [ku˧˧ li˧˧] · Saigon [kʊw˧˧ lɪj˧˧]cu level li level
wage slave
for “coolie” meaning: An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured laboure
Related Vietnamese words
- lao côngnoun
a laborer; a coolie; a cleaner