sleeping rough

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Chinese meaning

露lù宿sù街jiē头tóu

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露lù宿sù街jiē头tóu

Example

Prolonged periods outdoors, alongside limited sanitation access, can also increase contact with rats. This speaks to candidate concerns that “in a wealthy city like Vancouver, people are sleeping rough.”

长zhǎng时shí间jiān待dài在zài户hù外wài,又yòu缺quē少shǎo卫wèi生shēng设shè施shī,接jiē触chù老lǎo鼠shǔ的de风fēng险xiǎn自zì然rán更gèng高gāo——这zhè也yě印yìn证zhèng了le候hòu选xuǎn人rén的de担dān忧yōu:在zài温wēn哥gē华huá这zhè么me富fù裕yù的de城chéng市shì,竟jìng然rán还hái有yǒu人rén露lù宿sù街jiē头tóu。

Source: The Conversation

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  • From an article close-reading · 27 Oct 2026▶ 14:36

    城市老鼠的政治学 · The politics of city rats: What urban rodents tell us about housing and sanitation

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  • This speaks to candidate concerns that “in a wealthy city like Vancouver, people are sleeping rough.”

    speaks to:印证了、回应了