苦力

Traditional form:

苦力

Pinyin (reading):

kǔlì

Definitions:

• bitter work
• hard toil
• (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times

Characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 力 - strength, power; capability, influence

Traditional characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 力 - strength, power; capability, influence