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生無可戀

简生无可恋 · 繁生無可戀

Mandarin · pinyin shēng wú kě liàn

(Internet slang) nothing left to live for

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
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可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
戀: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
恋: liàn · love; long for, yearn for; love

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1–2–3–4 · sheng1 wu2 ke3 lian4

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sang1 mou4 ho2 lyun2

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(neologism, slang) there is nothing worth yearning for in this life; a life devoid of meaning

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