Definition of laogai
laogai
: the penal system of China consisting of a network of labor camps; also : such a labor camp
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Origin and Etymology of laogai
Chinese (Beijing) láogǎi reform through labor, short for láodòng gǎizào, from láodòng work, labor + gǎizào transform, reform
First Known Use: 1983
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