养家糊口

Traditional: 養家糊口

yǎng jiā hú kǒu

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to provide for one's family

What does 养家糊口 mean?

养家糊口 (yǎng jiā hú kǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to provide for one's family

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]糊húvariant of 糊[hu2]口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)

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养家糊口

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