蜗居

蝸居
wōjū
  1. humble abode
  2. to live (in a tiny, cramped space)

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) house as small as a snail's shell
  2. (figurative) to live in a small room
  3. (humble) (my) humble abode
  4. (my) humble abode
  5. house as small as a snail's shell
  6. to live in a small room

Wiktionary

  1. 生活在小房间
  2. 窄小的房子
  3. 简陋的住所

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 蜗 wō
  1. snail
  2. Taiwan pr. guā
  3. see 蜗牛 wōniú
2 居 jū
  1. to reside
  2. to be (in a certain position)
  3. to store up
  4. to be at a standstill
  5. residence
  6. house
  7. restaurant
  8. classifier for bedrooms

Related entries

蜗庐 wōlú humble abode
住 zhù
  1. to live
  2. to dwell
  3. to stay
  4. to reside
  5. to stop
  6. (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
控制住她。

Control her.

Source: Tatoeba

住居 zhùjū
  1. to live
  2. to reside
居处 jūchǔ
  1. to live
  2. to reside
活 huó
  1. to live
  2. alive
  3. living
  4. work
  5. workmanship
我活在梦里。

I'm living the dream.

Source: Tatoeba

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