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維持生活 (wai4 ci4 sang1 wut6) — to subsist; to eke out a living; to keep body and soul together in Cantonese

waiˎ₄維ciˎ₄持sangˉ¹生wutˍ₆活
简 维持生活
Mandarin Pinyin: wei2 chi2 sheng1 huo2

Meaning of 維持生活

nounto subsist; to eke out a living; to keep body and soul together

Characters in 維持生活

維wai4
used to regulate tone
持ci4
control; dominate; manage
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw
活wut6
live; alive; living

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