養家糊口 yǎng jiā hú kǒu

support one's family; scrape by

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to support one's family (idiom); to have difficulty feeding a family

Characters

Character Meaning
養 yǎng
to bring up (children); to raise (animals); to keep (pets)
家 jiā HSK 1
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
糊 hú HSK 5
paste; muddled; scorched
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth