mưu sinh
Pronunciation
Northern
/miw˧˧ sïŋ˧˧/
Central
/mɨw˧˥ ʂïn˧˥/
Southern
/mɨw˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧/
Listen
to make a living
Verb
to make a living
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to make a living Occupations & Workplace
To earn the money needed to pay for food, clothing, and other necessities.
vi Nhiều người dân nghèo phải vất vả mưu sinh ở thành phố lớn.
en Many poor people have to work hard to make a living in the big city.
Parts
mưu / sinh / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 謀生 …
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Parts
mưu / sinh / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 謀生 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 謀生
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
謀生
Candidates by syllable
mưu
謀（牟）
sinh
生
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.
Use
mưu sát / chủ mưu / mưu tính / mưu trí …
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Use
mưu sát / chủ mưu / mưu tính / mưu trí …