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品味生活

Mandarin · pinyin pǐn wèi shēng huó

to appreciate life

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品: pǐn · article, product, commodity
味: wèi · taste, smell, odor; delicacy
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively

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3–4–1–2 · pin3 wei4 sheng1 huo2

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ban2 mei6 sang1 wut6

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