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車奴

简车奴 · 繁車奴

Mandarin · pinyin chē nú

car slave, sb forced to sacrifice quality of life to buy or maintain a car

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車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
奴: nú · slave, servant
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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1–2 · che1 nu2

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ce1 nou4

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