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Chinese vrijwilliger
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Dutch
Etymology
Chinese volunteer. The origins are not entirely certain, but it is believed to date from the Korean War and point to authoritarianism in the People's Republic of China: at the time, Mao Zedong ordered hundreds of thousands of Chinese "People's Volunteer Army volunteers" to fight the Americans in Korea.
Pronunciation
nl /ʃiˌneː.sə vrɛi̯ˈʋɪ.lə.ɣər/ [ʃiˌneː.sə vrɛːˈβ̞ɪ.lɪ.ɣər]<aa:Belgium>
Noun
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nl chiefly _ Belgium someone required to perform an unpleasant or thankless chore
References
Vlaanderen.be – Taaladvies – Woord van de week: Chinese vrijwilliger (10 June 2003)