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蜗居
wōjū
Description
蜗居是很小的房子，住在里面觉得很挤。
A 蜗居 is a very small house that feels cramped to live in.
很多年轻人在大城市工作，只能蜗居在小房间里。
Many young people working in big cities can only 蜗居 in small rooms.
Meanings
蜗居wōjū
a tiny, cramped dwelling
这个蜗居只有十平方米。
This tiny home is only ten square meters.
蜗居wōjū
to live in a cramped place
他一个人蜗居在城市里。
He lives alone in a cramped city apartment.
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Notes
- Etymology
蜗 (snail) + 居 (dwelling), literally a 'snail's shell' home — small and humble.
- Nuance
often self-deprecating or modest when describing one's own small home.
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