Where does “片利共生” come from?

片利共生 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 利, from Chinese 利 — profit.

片利共生 (Japanese): commensalism

Definitions

  1. commensalism

Ancestry of “片利共生”, step by step

片利共生 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 利

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese利profit, benefit, advantage; to benefit
2Chinese利profit

via Japanese 片

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese片one part of a pair; partial

via Japanese 共生

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese共生symbiosis
Every word from Chinese 利 →Every word from Japanese 利 →
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