關於“苦力”一詞嘅來源,本著維基咗當識咗嘅(求其)精神,搵到以下一段話“Etymology :The origins of the word are uncertain but it is thought to have originated from the Tamil word for a payment for work, kuli (கூலி).[4][5] An alternative etymological explanation is that the word came from Hindustani word qulī (क़ुली, قلی), which itself could be from the Ottoman Turkish word for slave (or as a general name for imperial subjects regardless of other social status), قول (qul).[4] Another explanation is that the Hindustani word qulī originated from the Gujarati aboriginal tribe or caste known as Kuli, and the word was picked up by the Portuguese who then used it in South India, hence the Tamil word kuli.[6] The word was used in this sense for labourers from India. In 1727, Dr. Engelbert Kämpfer described "coolies" as dock labourers who would unload Dutch merchant ships at Nagasaki in Japan.[7][8] The Chinese phrase 苦力 (pinyin: kǔlì) literally translates as "bitter strength" but is more commonly understood as meaning "bitter labour".(摘自維基百科)”
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