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hư sinh

Pronunciation Northern /hɨ˧˧ sïŋ˧˧/ Central /hɨ˧˥ ʂïn˧˥/ Southern /hɨ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧/
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life in vain
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life in vain

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Meaning
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life in vain

A way of living characterized by a lack of meaningful accomplishments, goals, or a clear sense of purpose throughout one's life.

vi Anh ấy luôn nỗ lực làm việc để không phải sống một cuộc đời hư sinh.

en He always strives to work hard to avoid living a life in vain.

Parts
hư / sinh / 虚生
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
虚生
Candidates by syllable
hư 虚 sinh 生
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Use
hư hỏng / làm hư / con hư tại mẹ, cháu hư tại bà / hư văn …
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