láogǎi
劳动改造 (láodònggǎizào): "Reform (of convicts) through labor; one of the important items intending to reform the criminal through education. According to the law of the people's republic of China on jails, a jail shall arrange criminals to participate manual labor according to their abilities; it is compulsory for those who have working ability to take part in labor work."
勞動改造 (láodònggǎizào): "Reform (of convicts) through labor; one of the important items intending to reform the criminal through education. According to the law of the people's republic of China on jails, a jail shall arrange criminals to participate manual labor according to their abilities; it is compulsory for those who have working ability to take part in labor work."
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lao2 gai3
abbr. for 勞動改造, 劳动改造, reform through labor, laogai (prison camp)
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Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.