xiǎo rì zidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
simple life / (Internet slang) euphemistic substitute for 日本[Rì běn] or 日本人[Rì běn rén]
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Original source entry:

小日子 小日子 [xiao3 ri4 zi5] /simple life/(Internet slang) euphemistic substitute for 日本[Ri4 ben3] or 日本人[Ri4 ben3 ren2]/

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