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生意

Mandarin · pinyin shēng yì#

life force
vitality

Mandarin · pinyin shēng yi#

business
Classifier: 筆 bǐ

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think

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1–4 · sheng1 yi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saang1 ji3

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noun

business; trade (Classifier: 筆／笔; 樁／桩 m; 單／单 m c)

noun

vitality

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