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无以为生

wú yǐ wéi shēng

Definitions

  1. 1. no way to get by

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Child Words of 无以为生

以
yǐ

to use

以为
yǐ wéi

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

为
wéi

as (in the capacity of)

为
wèi

because of

无
wú

not to have

生
shēng

to be born

为生
wéi shēng

to make a living