# 奴隸
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): núlì
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): nou$^4$ dai$^6$
* Gan (Wiktionary): lu$^4$ ti
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): nù-li
    (Meixian, Guangdong): nu$^2$ lê$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lô͘-lē / nô͘-lē
    (Teochew, Peng'im): nou$^5$ di$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$nu-di
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: núlì → núli (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄋㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ → ㄋㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: núli̊
*** Wade–Giles: nu$^2$-li$^5$
*** Yale: nú-li
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nu.lih
*** Palladius: нули (nuli)
*** Sinological IPA : /nu³⁵ li⁵¹/ → /nu³⁵ li³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: nou$^4$ dai$^6$
*** Yale: nòuh daih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: nou$^4$ dai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: nou$^4$ dei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /nou̯²¹ tɐi̯²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: lu$^4$ ti
*** Sinological IPA : /lu³⁵ tʰi²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nù-li
*** Hakka Romanization System: nu$^ˇ$ li
*** Hagfa Pinyim: nu$^2$ li$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /nu¹¹ li⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: nu$^2$ lê$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /nu¹¹ le⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lô͘-lē
*** Tâi-lô: lôo-lē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lole
*** IPA (Taipei): /lɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ le³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lɔ²⁴⁻²² le⁴¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɔ²³⁻³³ le³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lɔ²⁴⁻²² le²²/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lɔ¹³⁻²² le²²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nô͘-lē
*** Tâi-lô: nôo-lē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: nole
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /nɔ̃¹³⁻²² le²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: nou$^5$ di$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nôu tĭ
*** Sinological IPA : /nou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ti³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$nu-di
*** MiniDict: nu$^去$ di
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$nu-di
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /nu²² di⁴⁴/

### Noun

奴隸
* slave (enslaved person)
    From: late 1400s, 金時習 (Kim Si-seup), 《李生窺牆傳》, 《金鰲新話》
    Sa yeo chang no, in gae gyeon a gyo ja ji bul eom, i yeo gi nyeo jeong si gomun ujok, jeuk pil i i ji gwanggyo ye pi munho. Hoek ryeo in ha, gi sa bul so. Sok geo Yeongnam, sol noye gam nong, mul deuk buhwan. [Sino-Korean]
    If this affair comes to light, everyone will condemn me for my lack of strictness in educating my son. And if that girl really is the scion of a noble family, you will surely have brought shame to her household through your insane behavior. To bring dishonor to another family—that is no small matter! Leave immediately for Yeongnam to supervise the farming of the serfs. Do not come back.
** 1934-1935, “March of the Volunteers”, Tian Han (lyrics), Nie Er (music):
       Qǐlái! Bùyuàn zuò núlì de rénmen! Bǎ wǒmen de xuèròu, zhù chéng wǒmen xīn de chángchéng! [Pinyin]
       Arise, ye who refuse to be slaves! With our flesh and blood, let us build a new Great Wall!
** 1938, Tian Jian, 假使我們不去打仗 (If We Don't Fight):
       Jiǎshǐ wǒmen bù qù dǎzhàng, Dírén yòng cìdāo Shāsǐ le wǒmen, Hái yào yòng shǒu zhǐ zhuó wǒmen gǔtóu shuō: “kàn, Zhè shì núlì!” [Pinyin]
       If we don't fight, After the enemies kill us, They would point at our bones say, "Look, these are slaves!"
* (figurative) slave (to); drudge; minion (person completely controlled by someone or something)
* (BDSM) slave (submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who consensually submits to, sexually or personally, serving one or more masters or mistresses)

#### Synonyms

* (slave): 臣僕／臣仆 (chénpú), 奴才 (núcái)

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “slave”): 主人 (zhǔrén)

#### Derived terms

* 奴隸主 / 奴隶主 (núlìzhǔ)
* 奴隸制 / 奴隶制 (núlìzhì)
* 奴隸制度 / 奴隶制度 (núlì zhìdù)
* 奴隸社會 / 奴隶社会 (núlì shèhuì)
* 性奴隸 / 性奴隶 (xìngnúlì)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 奴(ど)隷(れい) (dorei)
* → Korean: 노예(奴隸) (noye)
* → Vietnamese: nô lệ (奴隸)

#### See also

* 農奴／农奴 (nóngnú)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 奴 | 隸 |
| ぬ Grade: S | れい Hyōgai |
| on'yomi ||
Kanji in this term :
| 奴 | 隸 |
| ど Grade: S | れい Hyōgai |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

奴(ど)隸(れい) or 奴(ぬ)隸(れい) • (dorei or nurei)
* Kyūjitai form of 奴隷 (“slave”)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 奴 | 隸 |

### Noun

奴隸 • (noye or McCune-Reischauer: noye or Yale: noyey) (hangeul 노예)
* hanja form of 노예 (“slave”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 奴 | 隸 |

### Noun

奴隸
* chữ Hán form of nô lệ (“slave”).