養家活口

Chinese

		give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone 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 ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁵ gaa¹ wut⁶ hau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎngjiāhuókǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎngjiahuókǒu
    • Wade–Giles: yang³-chia¹-huo²-kʻou³
    • Yale: yǎng-jyā-hwó-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangjiahwokoou
    • Palladius: янцзяхокоу (janczjaxokou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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): /jœːŋ¹³ kaː⁵⁵ wuːt̚² hɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

養家活口

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