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<< review queue entry 62126 - submitted by 'sl89' >> ＊I'm not sure what the first definition, “snail's home”, is supposed to mean; it seems in English it usually refers to the snail's actual shell, but 蜗居 doesn't seem to be used with this meaning. ＊“Humble abode” is a good definition, but Chinese dictionaries emphasize smallness, a home can be humble without necessarily being small. ＊Pronounced ɡuājū in Taiwan (the entry for 蝸 already indicates it is read ɡuā in TW, but it makes sense to add here, as it is with 蜗牛) ＊蜗居 can be, and often is, used as verb, generally followed by 于 or 在. 【Wenlin】 f.e. 〈wr.〉 humble abode 【Pleco】 NOUN LITERARY humble abode; small dwelling 【MoE】 謙稱自已的居舍窄小。 ｜《儒林外史．第一一回》 ｜本該留三先生、四先生草榻, 奈鄉下蝸居, 二位先生恐不甚便。 亦作「蝸廬」、「蝸舍」。 【LAC】 谦辞： 1. 像蜗牛壳一样窄小的居室。也作「蜗舍」、「蜗庐」。 ｜不料～竟迎来贵客 ｜与豪宅相比，这不过是小小的～罢了。 2. 像蜗牛藏身于窄小壳中般地居住（于某处）。 ｜～于陋室 ｜他～于市集之中，却也甘之如饴。 【规范】 1 名 像蜗牛壳那样的居室。谦称自己窄小的住所 ｜躲进蜗居, 以书为伴。 2 动 像蜗牛那样居住(在窄小的房子里) ｜蜗居于斗室。 当一家印度公司可以给你提供一栋设施齐全的别墅、高级俱乐部会员服务以及配备私人司机的优厚条件，为什么还要继续在美国的“蜗居”呢？ Why live in a flimsy bungalow in the Valley when an Indian company will provide you with a villa in a gated community, membership of a country club and a chauffeur-driven car? 但年轻的渔夫却并不作答，他用枝条在岩石的裂缝里盖了一所小房子，并在那里蜗居了一年。 But the young Fisherman answered not his Soul, but in a cleft of the rock he built himself a house of wattles, and abode there for the space of a year 一名抗议者在树上蜗居了三晚，且表示在接下来几天都没有要下来的意思。 A protester who has spent a third night in a tree has no intention of coming down within the next few days. 虽然蜗居在BC妇女医院的一件小储藏室中，母乳银行却有着繁忙的业务。 Housed in a tiny storeroom at BC Women’s Hospital, the milk bank is a hive of activity. 外埠人蜗居正在这个乡市的边沿，狭州原地人则居住正在市外口。 Non-natives and people from other parts of Guangdong live on the edge of the city, while Guangzhou natives live in the centre. 北京CBD林立的高楼间，藏着一处叫化石营的城中村。蜗居于此的老北京见证着国贸周边几十年的变迁，落脚这里群租屋的外卖小哥进进出出。 《去留化石营：CBD井底的人们》 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzU2MDEwMTIwMg==&mid=2247484063&idx=1&sn=0753513cb0518294445d149ab8cdda8d&chksm=fc0c60a2cb7be9b4953e3c44bab1dbdd305722fd282e3b756483480e1226f75eeceacbd323cc&mpshare=1&scene=2&srcid=0921QOFKUQdZA49WhuLW5z8o&key=f1a4c70f67a28ccd77f2e5bf555ffc6ea0b03f60351c3d776f4a7a1bbd8e7cc31f4d51702eb7eaf590b1a0db880b15c1617db6aee4f7302804cbddbad60c42f04b56ad14dc5fcafec0a36a21ac13ae19&pass_ticket=zKDmcNIma4hGCrOZWvv4QKrwqpLlUNImbJf797EjxRaxDFTlWQzENtIlMlzArxGC Editor: this entry was changed less than a month ago. |
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# - 蝸居 蜗居 [wo1 ju1] /snail's home/fig. humble abode/ # + 蝸居 蜗居 [wo1 ju1] /small and humble abode/one's own home (self-depreciatory)/to reside (implying a small and humble home)/Taiwan pr. [gua1 ju1]/ |