聊生

to earn a living (esp. with negative)

Characters and words in 聊生

liáo = li + ao2

to chat / to depend upon (literary) / temporarily / just / slightly

聊 = 卯 + 耳 : Li Qingzhao (li) is chatting (聊) with the rabbit (卯) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). The rabbit likes chatting (聊) so much that he literally chews one of Qingzhao's ears (耳) off.

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student

生 = 牛 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a cradle.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) comforts a crying baby bull (牛) in a cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and plays him a tune on a flute (一).

Words with 聊生

The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]) / no way of getting by

Sentences with 聊生

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