Etymology

guolaosi

guo·lao·si
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Today it means: Death from overwork. Full definition →

Mandarin 過勞死 /过劳死 ← Japanese 過労死
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  1. Japanese · derived from過労死
  2. Mandarin · borrowed from過勞死 /过劳死
  3. English todayguolaosi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 過勞死 /过劳死 (guòláosǐ), from Japanese 過労死 (karōshi). Doublet of gwarosa and karoshi.

Words from the same roots

Japanese過労死 all →

karoshi

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