养家糊口 in English yang3 jia1 hu2 kou3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to support one's family (idiomatic expression); to have difficulty feeding a family

Simplified Characters

养 家 糊 口

Traditional Characters

養 家 糊 口

Pinyin

yang3 jia1 hu2 kou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

养yang3to raise (animals) 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 糊hu2variant of 糊[hu2] 口kou3mouth