維生

Chinese

		to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (維生)		維	生
simp. (维生)		维	生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wéishēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ sang¹
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶vi-sen

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéishēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéisheng
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-shêng¹
    • Yale: wéi-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weisheng
    • Palladius: вэйшэн (vɛjšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 維生／维生 為生／为生

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁴ sang¹
    • Yale: wàih sāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ sang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ seng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶vi-sen
    • MiniDict: vi^去 sen
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³vi-sen
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vi²² sən⁴⁴/

Verb

維生

1. to sustain one's life; to survive

Derived terms

• 維生器／维生器
• 維生工資／维生工资 (wéishēng gōngzī)
• 維生素／维生素 (wéishēngsù)