讨生活

Traditional: 討生活

tǎo shēng huó

Dictionary entry

to eke out a living

What does 讨生活 mean?

讨生活 (tǎo shēng huó) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to eke out a living

2to live from hand to mouth

3to drift aimlessly

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讨tǎoto invite · to provoke 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 活huóto live · alive

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How to pronounce 讨生活

讨生活

tǎo shēng huó

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