làm mướn không công

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Meaning · English

Hired labor, unpaid — the wage that evaporates between promise and payday.

Literally: work for hire without wages
Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “làm mướn không công” mean?

Hired labor, unpaid — the wage that evaporates between promise and payday. Literally: work for hire without wages

Is “làm mướn không công” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.