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社畜

shè chùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) corporate drone (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 社畜 "shachiku")
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-955828ac9a81d002. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

社畜 社畜 [she4 chu4] /(coll.) corporate drone (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 社畜 "shachiku")/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 社
    shè

    (bound form) society / organization / agency / (old) god of the land

  • 畜
    chù

    livestock / domesticated animal / domestic animal

    xù

    to raise (animals)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.