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無以為生

简无以为生 · 繁無以為生

Mandarin · pinyin wú yǐ wéi shēng

no way to get by

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以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
為: Look up this written character
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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2–3–2–1 · wu2 yi3 wei2 sheng1

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