3D job

noun

A menial blue-collar job often performed by migrants.

OriginJapanese 3K →
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Meanings

noun3D job (plural 3D jobs)

plural 3D jobs

  1. A menial blue-collar job often performed by migrants.

Origin

  1. Japanese3K
  2. English3D job

Literally: Dirty, Dangerous and Demanding (or Difficult, Demeaning) job. Calque of Japanese 3K (3K).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 3K產業 /3K产业, 3K行業 /3K行业
  • 3K產業 /3K产业 (sān kèi chǎnyè)dirty, dangerous, demanding job
  • 3K行業 /3K行业 (sān kèi hángyè)dirty, dangerous, demanding job
Japanese 3K
  • 3K (san kē)dirty, dangerous, demanding job
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Chicago

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