糊口度日 — “To live from hand to mouth”

糊口度日 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live from hand to mouth”. To scrape by; to eke out a living.

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糊口度日 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
糊	hú	15	smear, paste, muddle, subsist
口	kǒu	3	mouth, opening, entrance
度	dù	9	measure, degree, or pass
日	rì	4	sun, day, Japan

他失业后，一家人只能靠打零工糊口度日，生活十分艰难。

After he lost his job, his family could only live from hand to mouth by doing odd jobs, making their life very difficult.

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What does 糊口度日 mean?

糊口度日 (hú kǒu dù rì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live from hand to mouth”.

How do you pronounce 糊口度日?

糊口度日 is pronounced hú kǒu dù rì in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 糊口度日?

糊口：本是喝粥的意思。度日：过日子。勉强维持生活，打发日子。