養家活口

Chinese

		give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (養家活口)		養	家	活	口
simp. (养家活口)		养	家	活	口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎngjiāhuókǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ gaa¹ wut⁶ hau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎngjiāhuókǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangjiahwokoou
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎngjiahuókǒu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjä⁵⁵ xwɔ³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁵ gaa¹ wut⁶ hau²
  - Yale: yéuhng gā wuht háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁵ gaa¹ wut⁹ hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁵ ga¹ wud⁶ heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœ̽ːŋ¹³ käː⁵⁵ wuːt̚² hɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

養家活口

to support one's family financially; to provide for one's family

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