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(*ㄌㄠˋ [lao4] ). [Pop. 
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(2) A surname.
(3) Worker, laborer: 勞方 the labor (opp. 資方 the management);
勞資糾紛 trouble between labor and management.
(4) (Chin. med.) a wasting disease, any disease resulting from excessive physical weakening: 勞傷 [lao2shang1], 勞瘵 [lao2zhai4]↓.
勞心，勞力 mental and manual work(ers).
(2) To trouble (s.o.) with (s.t.): 勞駕 [lao2jia4]↓;
勞人費馬 (of tasks) involve a lot of labor;
勞民 [lao2min2]↓;
徒勞往返 made a trip in vain.
(3) (*[lao4]) Bring gifts to fighting army, bring comfort to: 勞軍 [lao2jUn1]↓;
慰勞 to comfort (victims of flood, etc.).
疲勞 tiring, tiresome, tired.
2.勞步 [lao2bu4], v.t., (court.) (of friends) come to pay a visit: 昨天勞步，還沒有回拜呢 I have not yet paid a return call on you for your call on me yesterday.
3.勞頓 [lao2dun4], adj., weary and tired.
4.勞動 [lao2dong4], v.i., (1) do physical labor; 勞動者 workers, laborers; 勞動節 Labor Day; (2) ([lao2dong0]) (court.) to bother, trouble: 又得勞動您 sorry to trouble you again; 勞動大駕 please be good enough to do me a favor.
5.勞乏 [lao2fa2], adj., physically exhausted.
6.勞煩 [lao2fan2], v.t., (court.) cause (s.o.) trouble: 勞煩你 may I trouble you?
7.勞費 [lao2fei4], v.t., cost trouble and expenses.
8.勞工 [lao2gong1], n., labor, individual workers or as a class.
9.勞瘵 [lao2zhai4], n., (med.) tuberculosis (＝肺癆).
10.勞症 [lao2zheng4], n., ditto.
11.勞績 [lao2ji1], n., work done, accomplishment, merit.
12.勞駕 [lao2jia4], v.t., (usu. used in the second person) please do me a favor: 勞駕你一會兒 may I trouble you for a moment? 不敢勞您大駕 dare not trouble you; 勞駕！ 勞駕！ thank you so much!
13.勞金 [lao2jin1], n., compensation for work, reward, fee.
14.勞倦 [lao2jUan4], adj., tired out.
15.勞軍 *[lao4jUn1], v.t., cheer up troops with gifts (also 勞師).
16.勞苦 [lao2ku3], (1) v.i., to work hard; (2) adj., having to work hard; (3) (*[lao4ku3]) v.t., encourage, bring comfort to (s.o.).
17.勞來 *[lao4lai4], v.t., (also 勞徠) encourage (s.o.) to enlist or come over.
18.勞累 [lao2lei4], v.t., to trouble, bother: 太勞累了 it's too much trouble; 勞累您了 sorry to have bothered you.
19.勞力 [lao2li4], n., manual labor: 勞力工作 physical or manual labor; 出賣勞力 sell one's labor for a living; 勞力所得 income from labor.
20.勞碌 [lao2lu4], adj., hard-working: 奔忙勞碌 running about; adj.,勞碌了一整天 have slaved for a whole day;
21.勞民 [lao2min2], v.t., (1) belabor the people: 勞民傷財 waste of manpower and public funds; (2) (*[lao4min2]) to cheer up the people by gift or message.
22.勞傷 [lao2shang1], n., (Chin. med.) disease resulting from gen. weakening and exhaustion.
23.勞神 [lao2shen2], v.t., bother (s.o. or oneself) with (s.t.); 勞神你 may I trouble you? please be so kind.
24.勞心 [lao2xin1], v.t., (1) do mental work: 勞心工作（者） white-collar work(er)opp. [lao2li4]↑; (2) to worry.
25.勞形 [lao2xing2], adj., tire body out (for living).
26.勞師 *[lao4shi1], v.t., comfort troops with gifts, see [lao2jUn1]↑.
27.勞什子 [lao2shi2zi0], n., (＝牢什子) an eyesore, anything disagreeable or abominable.
28.勞瘁 [lao2cui4], adj., wearied and worn.
29.勞作 [lao2zuo4], n., (1) manual labor class in school; (2) manual labor.
30.勞資 [lao2zi1], n., labor and management, labor and capital: 勞資關係 labor relations.
31.勞務 [lao2wu4], n., service.
32.勞燕 [lao2yan4], n., (LL) 伯勞 Lanius bucephalus, and swallows: 勞燕分飛 (LL) going in different ways, said of friends at time of departure.
33.勞役 [lao2yi4], n., labor service, (criminal law) hard labor.