sinh nhai
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subsist
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subsist
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
subsist Work & Money
To gather sufficient resources such as food in order to survive and maintain life.
vi Nhiều người dân vùng biển dựa vào việc đánh bắt cá để sinh nhai.
en Many coastal people rely on fishing to subsist.
Parts
sinh / nhai / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 生涯 …
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Parts
sinh / nhai / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 生涯 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 生涯
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
生涯
Candidates by syllable
sinh
生
nhai
啀（𠽎）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
lai nhai / lan nhai
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Similar
lai nhai / lan nhai
Use
sinh nhật / học sinh / sinh viên / sinh học …
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Use
sinh nhật / học sinh / sinh viên / sinh học …