Dictionary/糊口

糊口

hú kǒu

ㄏㄨˊ ㄎㄡˇ
N
1to scrape a meager living
2to get by with difficulty

Characters

糊口

Examples

tā他jǐn仅yǒu有gòu够hú kǒu糊口de的chī吃de的。
他仅有够糊口的吃的。
He had barely enough to eat.
汤姆需要找工作养家糊口。
Tom needs to find a job so he can support his family.
她过去的生活仅够糊口。
She used to live hand to mouth.