竹たけの子こ生せい活かつMeaningsNoun1. selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one)Kanji used竹bamboo子child生life活activityPitch accentたけのこせいかつComposed of竹たけの子こbamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctorNoun生せい活かつlife; living; livelihood; (one's) livingNoun