糊口 hú kǒu ㄏㄨˊ ㄎㄡˇ wu4 hau2
- to scrape a meager living
- to get by with difficulty
糊口 餬口 hú kǒu ㄏㄨˊ ㄎㄡˇ
- variant of 糊口 hú kǒu ㄏㄨˊ ㄎㄡˇ
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More words with these characters
糊
- 含糊 hán hu ㄏㄢˊ ˙ㄏㄨ ham4 wu4 ambiguous
- 模糊 mó hu ㄇㄛˊ ˙ㄏㄨ mou4 wu4 vague; indistinct; fuzzy
- 糊涂 糊塗 hú tu ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄨ wu4 tou4 muddled
- 迷糊 mí hu ㄇㄧˊ ˙ㄏㄨ mai4 wu4 muddle-headed
- 一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu ㄧ ㄊㄚ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄨ jat1 taap3 wu4 tou4 muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
Show 15 more words with 糊
- 口糊 kǒu hú ㄎㄡˇ ㄏㄨˊ hau2 wu4 indistinct in one's speech
- 晕糊 暈糊 yūn hu ㄩㄣ ˙ㄏㄨ wan4 wu4 dizzy
- 浆糊 漿糊 jiàng hu ㄐㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄏㄨ zoeng1 wu4 paste
- 烂糊 爛糊 làn hu ㄌㄢˋ ˙ㄏㄨ laan6 wu4 (of food) very soft and mushy from prolonged cooking
- 糊剂 糊劑 hú jì ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ wu4 zai1 paste
- 糊名 hú míng ㄏㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ wu4 meng4 (old) to seal an examinee's name on the examination paper to prevent fraud
- 糊嘴 hú zuǐ ㄏㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ wu4 zeoi2 to scrape a meager living
- 糊弄 hù nong ㄏㄨˋ ˙ㄋㄨㄥ wu4 lung6 to fool
- 糊墙 糊牆 hú qiáng ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ wu4 coeng4 to paper a wall
- 糊精 hú jīng ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄥ wu4 zing1 dextrin
- 糊糊 hú hu ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄏㄨ wu4 wu4 viscous
- 糢糊 mó hu ㄇㄛˊ ˙ㄏㄨ variant of 模糊
- 糨糊 jiàng hu ㄐㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄏㄨ paste
- 裱糊 biǎo hú ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨˊ biu2 wu4 to paste materials (such as paper, fabric or silk) onto walls or artworks for decoration or preservation
- 觑糊 覷糊 qù hu ㄑㄩˋ ˙ㄏㄨ ceoi3 wu4 to squint
口
- 人口 rén kǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ jan4 hau2 population
- 借口 jiè kǒu ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ ze3 hau2 to use as an excuse
- 伤口 傷口 shāng kǒu ㄕㄤ ㄎㄡˇ soeng1 hau2 wound
- 入口 rù kǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ jap6 hau2 entrance
- 出口 chū kǒu ㄔㄨ ㄎㄡˇ ceot1 hau2 an exit
Show 15 more words with 口
- 口令 kǒu lìng ㄎㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ hau2 ling6 oral command
- 口吃 kǒu chī ㄎㄡˇ ㄔ hau2 hek3 to stammer; to stutter
- 口吻 kǒu wěn ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄣˇ hau2 man5 tone of voice
- 口味 kǒu wèi ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ hau2 mei6 a person's preferences
- 口哨 kǒu shào ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄠˋ hau2 saau3 whistle
- 口子 kǒu zi ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ hau2 zi2 hole
- 口径 口徑 kǒu jìng ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ hau2 ging3 bore; caliber; diameter; aperture
- 口感 kǒu gǎn ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢˇ hau2 gam2 mouthfeel; texture (of food)
- 口才 kǒu cái ㄎㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ hau2 coi4 eloquence
- 口气 口氣 kǒu qì ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧˋ hau2 hei3 tone of voice
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 口碑 kǒu bēi ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄟ hau2 bei1 public praise
- 口红 口紅 kǒu hóng ㄎㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ hau2 hung4 lipstick
- 口罩 kǒu zhào ㄎㄡˇ ㄓㄠˋ hau2 zaau3 mask (surgical etc)
- 口腔 kǒu qiāng ㄎㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄤ hau2 hong1 oral cavity
Idioms with these characters
- 碍口识羞 礙口識羞 ài kǒu shí xiū ㄞˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ngoi6 hau2 sik1 sau1 tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
- 百口莫辩 百口莫辯 bǎi kǒu mò biàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ baak3 hau2 mok6 bin6 (idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence
- 闭口不谈 閉口不談 bì kǒu bù tán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 taam4 to refuse to say anything about (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 口
- 闭口不言 閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 jin4 to keep silent (idiom)
- 病从口入 病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
- 冲口而出 衝口而出 chōng kǒu ér chū ㄔㄨㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄦˊ ㄔㄨ cung1 hau2 ji4 ceot1 to blurt out without thinking (idiom)
- 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng ㄔㄨ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤ ceot1 hau2 sing4 zoeng1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
- 佛口蛇心 fó kǒu shé xīn ㄈㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ fat6 hau2 se4 sam1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
- 虎口余生 虎口餘生 hǔ kǒu yú shēng ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄕㄥ fu2 hau2 jyu4 sang1 lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
- 祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chū ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄨ wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1 Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
Example sentences
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我 努力 工作 养家糊口 養家糊口 。
I worked hard in order to support my family.
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他 仅 僅 有够 有夠 糊口 的 吃的 。
He had barely enough to eat.
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这些 這些 日子 我们 我們 勉强 勉強 糊口 。
We lived from hand to mouth in those days.
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她 过去 過去 的 生活 仅 僅 够 夠 糊口 。
She used to live hand to mouth.
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那些 无家可归 無家可歸 的 人 每天 过 過 着 著 仅 僅 够 夠 糊口 的 生活 。
Those homeless people are living hand-to-mouth.
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