| 奴 | 1417C50 93A.82-2 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄋㄨˊ [nu2] | ||
| N. | (1) Servant, slave, esp. 奴隸，奴僕 [nu2li4], [nu2pu3]↓; 家奴 family slave; 農奴 serf; 奴戮 (of prisoners of war) slaughter or make slave; 奴顏婢膝 subservient like a slave; 奴脣婢舌 (of speech) loose-tongued like a slave or maid. (2) Formerly, “I,”reference to self, used by servant or an official in relation to the master (like “your humble servant”); servant: 奴家，奴才，[nu2jia1], [nu2cai2]↓. (3) Term of disparagement, slave: 倭奴 (derog.) the Japanese; 洋奴 Chinese in foreign employ or servile to foreigners; 守財奴 a miser (lit., “a slave to riches”). | |||||
| Words | 1. 奴婢 [nu2bi4], n., slaves and maidservants. 2. 奴家 [nu2jia1], n., (MC) self-deprecating substitute for “I” (your slave). 3. 奴隸 [nu2li4], n., slave. 4. 奴僕 [nu2pu3], n., servant. 5. 奴性 [nu2xing4], adj., slavish or servile character. 6. 奴視 [nu2shi4], v.t., look down upon (s.o.) like a slave. 7. 奴胎 [nu2tai1], n., (derog.) a born slave: 不是這奴胎是誰 (MC) who else could it be but this born slave? 8. 奴才 [nu2cai2], n., (1) (formerly, term of self-disparagement) your humble slave; (2) a mediocre person; (3) (contempt.) a morally despicable person; (4) (of a Manchu official in relation to the Emperor) your humble slave. 9. 奴役 [nu2yi4], v.t. & n., to enslave; slave labor, enslavement. | |||||