养家活口 in English yang3 jia1 huo2 kou3 Meaning

Meanings

• to support one's family (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

yang3 jia1 huo2 kou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

养yang3to raise (animals) 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 活huo2to live 口kou3mouth