wō jū

Traditional: 蝸居

蜗居 (wō jū) is a Chinese word meaning “humble abode; to live (in a tiny, cramped space)”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 蜗居

蜗wō · snail居jī · (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

Related words

居然unexpectedly邻居neighbor居民resident; inhabitant居住to reside居(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude居to reside居surname Ju同居to live together分居to separate (married couple)起居室living room定居to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence穴居to live in a cave

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