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搵世界

wan2 sai3 gaai3

wen1 shi4 jie4

to search for a living; to look for work | 漢: 找生活

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

搵世界 / 揾世界

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搵 wan3 wan2 man5 yun3 yun1 wen4 - [粵] to look for; to search
世 sai3 shi4 - generation; lifespan
界 gaai3 jie4 - boundary; limit; world

This word was added by tym on 18th Nov 2006

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