維生 (wai4 sang1) — abbr. for 維持生活: to subsist ; to eke out… in Cantonese

waiˎ₄維sangˉ¹生

简维生

Mandarin Pinyin: wei2 sheng1

Meaning of 維生

nounabbr. for 維持生活: to subsist ; to eke out a living; to keep body and soul together

keoiˏ₅佢zouˍ₆做jeˏ₅嘢waiˎ₄維sangˉ¹生

He works for a living.

haau˗₃靠maaiˍ₆賣jyuˎ₄魚waiˎ₄維sangˉ¹生

Makes a living by selling fish.

mˎ₄唔ziˉ¹知dimˊ²點waiˎ₄維sangˉ¹生

Don't know how to make a living.

waiˎ₄為loengˏ₅兩caanˉ¹餐waiˎ₄維sangˉ¹生

Living just to earn two meals.

keoiˏ₅佢haau˗₃靠daaˊ²打saanˊ²散waiˎ₄維sangˉ¹生

She makes a living doing odd jobs.

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