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小日子

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo rì zi

simple life
(Internet slang) euphemistic substitute for 日本 Rì běn or 日本人 Rì běn rén

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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3–4–5 · xiao3 ri4 zi5

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noun

easy life of a small family; cosy life of a couple
(Internet slang, neologism, derogatory) Japan
(Internet slang, neologism, derogatory) Japanese person; the Japanese

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