糊口
wu4 hau2hú kǒu
English
- to scrape a meager living
- to get by with difficulty
- to eke out one's living
粵語 — Cantonese
- 勉強維持生活
Examples
我努力工作养家糊口。
I worked hard in order to support my family.
Tatoeba · ruicong CC BY
他仅有够糊口的吃的。
He had barely enough to eat.
Tatoeba · asosan CC BY
这些日子我们勉强糊口。
We lived from hand to mouth in those days.
Tatoeba · bigfatpanda CC BY
她过去的生活仅够糊口。
She used to live hand to mouth.
Tatoeba · maxine CC BY
湯姆需要找工作養家糊口。
Tom needs to find a job so he can support his family.
Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY
那些無家可歸的人每天過著僅夠糊口的生活。
Those homeless people are living hand-to-mouth.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk