"維持生活" meaning in Chinese

See 維持生活 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /wɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ wuːt̚²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 维持生活 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 維持生活
  1. to make a living
    Sense id: en-維持生活-zh-verb-4qqheijC Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. to subsist
    Sense id: en-維持生活-zh-verb-cvHHMhsK
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "维持生活",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "維持生活",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make a living"
      ],
      "id": "en-維持生活-zh-verb-4qqheijC",
      "links": [
        [
          "make a living",
          "make a living"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to subsist"
      ],
      "id": "en-維持生活-zh-verb-cvHHMhsK",
      "links": [
        [
          "subsist",
          "subsist"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wéichí shēnghuó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄔˊ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wai⁴ ci⁴ sang¹ wut⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wéichí shēnghuó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄔˊ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wéichíh shenghuó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wei²-chʻih² shêng¹-huo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wéi-chŕ shēng-hwó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "weichyr shenghwo"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vɛjči šɛnxo",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "вэйчи шэнхо"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wai⁴ ci⁴ sang¹ wut⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wàih chìh sāng wuht"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wai⁴ tsi⁴ sang¹ wut⁹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wei⁴ qi⁴ seng¹ wud⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ wuːt̚²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "維持生活"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 持",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 活",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 生",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 維",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "维持生活",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "維持生活",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to make a living"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "make a living",
          "make a living"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to subsist"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "subsist",
          "subsist"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wéichí shēnghuó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄔˊ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wai⁴ ci⁴ sang¹ wut⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wéichí shēnghuó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄔˊ ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wéichíh shenghuó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wei²-chʻih² shêng¹-huo²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wéi-chŕ shēng-hwó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "weichyr shenghwo"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vɛjči šɛnxo",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "вэйчи шэнхо"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wai⁴ ci⁴ sang¹ wut⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wàih chìh sāng wuht"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wai⁴ tsi⁴ sang¹ wut⁹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "wei⁴ qi⁴ seng¹ wud⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ wuːt̚²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "維持生活"
}

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