粵

糊wu4口hau2

wu4 hau2hú kǒu

English

  1. to scrape a meager living
  2. to get by with difficulty
  3. to eke out one's living

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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