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生活費

简生活费 · 繁生活費

Mandarin · pinyin shēng huó fèi

cost of living
living expenses
alimony

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
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费: fèi · expenses, expenditures, fee

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1–2–4 · sheng1 huo2 fei4

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sang1 wut6 fai3

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noun

cost of living; living expenses

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