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寄生生活

Mandarin · pinyin jì shēng shēng huó

parasitic life (of an organism); (fig.) parasitic lifestyle (of a person)

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寄: jì · send, transmit, mail; rely on
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively

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4–1–1–2 · ji4 sheng1 sheng1 huo2

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gei3 sang1 sang1 wut6

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