粵

生sang1計gai3

simp生计
sang1 gai3shēng jì

English

  1. livelihood
  2. livelihood; living
  3. means of living

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 生活嘅情況
  2. 維持生活(所需使費)嘅方法

Examples

  • 你在东京如何维持生计?

    How did you make a living in Tokyo?

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 發生旱災的時候,農民很難維持生計。

    During droughts, farmers are barely able to eke out a living.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 虽然我被公司解雇了,但是我还有点存款,所以目前不用担心生计问题。

    I got fired from the company, but since I have a little money saved up, for the time being, I won't have trouble with living expenses.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 維持生計

    to earn a living

  • 生計受損

    one's living suffers ----

  • 係時候籌劃自己嘅生計。

    It's time to plan for my own means of living.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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