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窮遊

简穷游 · 繁窮遊

Mandarin · pinyin qióng yóu

to travel on a small budget

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遊: yóu · wander, roam, travel
穷: qióng · poor, destitute, impoverished
游: yóu · to swim; float, drift; wander, roam

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2–2 · qiong2 you2

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verb

to travel on a budget

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