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Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties
Capricorn (star sign) / northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴
to enslave
servant
king of the Xiongnu 匈奴
domestic slave / slave servant
(old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female)
slave / fig. flunkey
Honolulu, capital of Hawaii / also transliterated as 火奴魯魯|火奴鲁鲁
Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
serf
Terengganu, northeast state of mainland Malaysia
Giordano (brand)
slave servant
servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor
to enslave; to subjugate
Kuala Terengganu, capital of Terengganu state, Malaysia
Zhou Dynasty term for a northern nomadic tribe later called the Xiongnu 匈奴 in the Qin and Han Dynasties
Qin general Meng Tian (-210 BC), involved in 215 BC in fighting the Northern Xiongnu 匈奴 and building the great wall
Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴, Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑, Jie , Di , Qiang , esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal
a slave to one's credit card / sb who is unable to repay their credit card borrowings
"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
"a slave to certificates", sb who does one's utmost to obtain as many certificates as possible so to be more employable
silken tofu served cold with various toppings (loanword from Japanese "hiyayakko")
slave-owning society (precedes feudal society 封建社會|封建社会 in Marxist theory)
Honolulu, capital of Hawaii / also called 檀香山
Vishnu (Hindu deity)
a slave to one's mortgage
agricultural slave / serf
Uncle Tom's Cabin, translated and adapted by Lin Shu 林紓|林纾
conquered people
slavery
slave labor / slave worker
white-collar slave (office worker who is overworked and exploited)
merino (breed of sheep)
the Ming dynasty provincial headquarters in the Heilongjiang and Vladivostok area
slave owner
slavery
Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴
if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
Hanuman, a monkey God in the Indian epic Ramayana
Knuth or Canute (name)
part of Heilongjiang and the Vladivostok area ruled by the Ming dynasty
miser / scrooge
to be set in one's ways (idiom)
if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
Serf Liberation Day (PRC)
cat owner (neologism c. 2013, jocular)
car slave, sb forced to sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car
Serf Liberation Day (PRC)
(literary) a well-regarded type of horse native to the northern regions, particularly associated with the Xiongnu people 匈奴


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