Usage of the character 奴
nú
奴
[奴]
- slave
kǎnú
卡奴
[卡奴]
- a slave to one's credit card
- sb who is unable to repay their credit card borrowings
nújiā
奴家
[奴家]
- (old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female)
háinú
孩奴
[孩奴]
- "a slave to one's children", hard-working parents who would do everything to ensure their children's well-being, in disregard of their own needs
núcai
奴才
[奴才]
- slave
- fig. flunkey
núhuà
奴化
[奴化]
- to enslave; to subjugate
nóngnú
农奴
[農奴]
- serf
fángnú
房奴
[房奴]
- a slave to one's mortgage
zhèngnú
证奴
[證奴]
- "a slave to certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable
núyì
奴役
[奴役]
- to enslave
báinú
白奴
[白奴]
- white-collar slave (office worker who is overworked and exploited)
jiānú
家奴
[家奴]
- domestic slave
- slave servant
Xiōngnú
匈奴
[匈奴]
- Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties
chēnú
车奴
[車奴]
- car slave, sb forced to sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car
lěngnú
冷奴
[冷奴]
- silken tofu served cold with various toppings (loanword from Japanese "hiyayakko")
Aìnú
爱奴
[愛奴]
- see 阿伊努 ( Ayīnǔ)
núbì
奴婢
[奴婢]
- slave servant
núgōng
奴工
[奴工]
- slave labor
- slave worker
māonú
猫奴
[貓奴]
- cat owner (neologism c. 2013, jocular)
núpú
奴仆
[奴僕]
- servant
gēngnú
耕奴
[耕奴]
- agricultural slave
- serf
núlì
奴隶
[奴隸]
- slave
wángguónú
亡国奴
[亡國奴]
- conquered people
Hānúmàn
哈奴曼
[哈奴曼]
- Hanuman, a monkey God in the Indian epic Ramayana
Kānútè
喀奴特
[喀奴特]
- Knuth or Canute (name)
núlìzhì
奴隶制
[奴隸制]
- slavery
Píshīnú
毗湿奴
[毗濕奴]
- Vishnu (Hindu deity)
Nú'érgān
奴儿干
[奴兒干]
- part of Heilongjiang and the Vladivostok area ruled by the Ming dynasty
Shǐnúbǐ
史奴比
[史奴比]
- Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
Zuǒdānnú
佐丹奴
[佐丹奴]
- Giordano (brand)
núlìzhǔ
奴隶主
[奴隸主]
- slave owner
Dīngjiānú
丁加奴
[丁加奴]
- Terengganu, northeast state of mainland Malaysia
shǒucáinú
守财奴
[守財奴]
- miser
- scrooge
Ayīnú
阿衣奴
[阿衣奴]
- see 阿伊努 ( Ayīnǔ)
měilìnúyáng
美利奴羊
[美利奴羊]
- merino (breed of sheep)
kuángnúgùtài
狂奴故态
[狂奴故態]
- to be set in one's ways (idiom)
Huǒnúlǔlǔ
火奴鲁鲁
[火奴魯魯]
- Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
- also called 檀香山
núyánbìxī
奴颜婢膝
[奴顏婢膝]
- servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
- bending and scraping to curry favor
núlìzhìdù
奴隶制度
[奴隸制度]
- slavery
gēngdāngwènnú
耕当问奴
[耕當問奴]
- if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
núlìshèhuì
奴隶社会
[奴隸社會]
- slave-owning society (precedes feudal society 封建社會／封建社会 in Marxist theory)
Nú'érgāndūsī
奴儿干都司
[奴兒干都司]
- the Ming dynasty provincial headquarters in the Heilongjiang and Vladivostok area
Guālā Dīngjiānú
瓜拉丁加奴
[瓜拉丁加奴]
- Kuala Terengganu, capital of Terengganu state, Malaysia
Nóngnú Jiěfàngrì
农奴解放日
[農奴解放日]
- Serf Liberation Day (PRC)
Hēinúyùtiānlù
黑奴吁天录
[黑奴籲天錄]
- Uncle Tom's Cabin, translated and adapted by Lin Shu 林紓／林纾
gēngdāngwènnú,zhīdāngfǎngbì
耕当问奴，织当访婢
[耕當問奴，織當訪婢]
- if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
Xīzàng Bǎiwàn Nóngnú Jiě Fàng Jìniànrì
西藏百万农奴解放纪念日
[西藏百萬農奴解放紀念日]
- Serf Liberation Day (PRC)