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The Cantonese word sang cyun - 生存 - sang1 cyun4
(to live in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

sang1 cyun4

English translations

to live, to exist, to subsist

Chinese characters:

生存
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生存 (sang1 cyun4) is composed of these characters: 生, 存
The traditional Chinese characters of sang1 cyun4 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Topic
The Cycle of Life

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

life  |  to keep
 
More words that mean to live in Cantonese
wut6 ( 活 ), zyu6 ( 住 )
More words that mean to exist in Cantonese
cyun4 ( 存 ), cyun4 zoi6 ( 存在 ), jau5 ( 有 ), laap6 ( 立 ), zoi6 ( 在 )

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