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生活資料

简生活资料 · 繁生活資料

Mandarin · pinyin shēng huó zī liào

consumer goods
means of livelihood
means of subsistence
documents relating to sb's life

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
資: Look up this written character
料: liào · consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
资: zī · property; wealth; capital

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1–2–1–4 · sheng1 huo2 zi1 liao4

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sang1 wut6 zi1 liu2

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noun

means of subsistence; means of livelihood; consumer products

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