laogai

noun lao·gai \ˈlau̇-ˈgī\

plural laogai

Definition of LAOGAI

: the penal system of China consisting of a network of labor camps; also : such a labor camp

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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