粵

為wai4口hau2奔ban1馳ci4

simp为口奔驰also written爲口奔馳
wai4 hau2 ban1 ci4wai6 hau2 ban1 ci4wéi kǒu bēn chí

English

  1. busy for a living and survival
  2. to work extremely hard to make a living; to make ends meet; literally: to run around for one's mouth

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 為咗揾食而奔波勞碌

Examples

  • 佢哋兩公婆成日都要為口奔馳,都冇時間湊個仔。

    This couple has to devote all their waking hours to make ends meet and consequently little can be devoted to their son.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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