laogai

See also: láogǎi

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 勞改／劳改 (láogǎi, literally “labour rehabilitation”).

Noun

laogai (uncountable)

1. The use of prison labor and prison farms in the People's Republic of China.
   • Ethan Gutmann (2010) Hacker Nation: China's Cyber Assault‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 May 2010: “The 6-10 Office also created fake refugees—young, trained to mimic Falun Gong behavior, and holding paperwork confirming time spent in laogai, China’s penal system.”

   Coordinate term: laojiao

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 勞動改造／劳动改造 (zh) (láodòng gǎizào), 勞改／劳改 (zh) (láogǎi)

• French: laogai (fr) m

Further reading

• laogai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• alogia