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作嫁
zuò​jià

to work for others

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作嫁 zuò​jià to work for others

(literary) to work hard for the benefit of others; originally referring to making wedding clothes for another woman; also used to describe earning a living by working for someone else

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abbreviation 作嫁/作嫁 → 作嫁衣裳/作嫁衣裳
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