养家活口

Traditional: 養家活口

yǎng jiā huó kǒu

Dictionary entry

to support one's family (idiom)

What does 养家活口 mean?

养家活口 (yǎng jiā huó kǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to support one's family (idiom)

Character breakdown

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养yǎngto raise (animals) · to bring up (children)家jiāused in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]活huóto live · alive 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)

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养家活口

yǎng jiā huó kǒu

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