養家糊口 [养－－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to support one's family (idiom); to have difficulty feeding a family
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to support one's family (often with the meaning of to barely manage to do so with one's meagre income)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    失业者渴望工作——任何有助于养家糊口的工作都可以。
    失業者渴望工作——任何有助於養家糊口的工作都可以。
    shī yè zhě kě wàng gōng zuò —— rèn hé yǒu zhù yú yǎng jiā hú kǒu de gōng zuò dōu kě yǐ 。
    • The jobless became desperate for work – any work that would help them to support their families.