hú kǒu

糊口 (hú kǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “to scrape a meager living; to get by with difficulty”.

Meanings

  1. 1to scrape a meager living
  2. 2to get by with difficulty

Characters in 糊口

糊hū · to smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like)口kǒu · mouth

Related words

口mouth伤口wound借口to use as an excuse开口to open one's mouth出口an exit口袋pocket门口doorway糊涂muddled人口population口音(linguistics) oral speech sounds口音voice入口entrance

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