粵

謀mau4生sang1

simp谋生
mau4 sang1móu shēng

English

  1. to seek one's livelihood
  2. to work to support oneself
  3. to earn a living
  4. to make a living

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 賺錢維持生計

Examples

  • 他靠寫作謀生。

    He earns his living by writing.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 以漫画家谋生几乎不可能。

    Making a living as a manga artist is almost impossible.

    Tatoeba · tato23bak CC BY

  • 他怎么在这样的贫困中谋生？

    How did he make his living in such poverty?

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 寫小説謀生

    to make a living by writing novels

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

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