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出身寒微
  ceot1 san1 hon4 mei4   jyutping
  chu1 shen1 han2 wei1 [PRC] / wei2 [TW]   pinyin
to have a humble origin [Syn]出身寒賤

adjective

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
出身寒微

This word has been viewed 1341 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 28th Feb 2010 00:55
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Characters in this word:

 ceot1  -  go out; show up; exceed; put up; produce
 san1  -  body; life; oneself
 hon4  -  cold; wintry; chilly
 mei4  -  minute; tiny; humble; profound; slightly
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