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煮字疗饥
zhǔ​zì​liáo​jī

to live on writing

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煮字疗饥 煮字療飢 zhǔ​zì​liáo​jī
to live on writing
To make a living from one's writing; often used as a self-deprecating way for scholars or authors to describe their struggle to make ends meet.