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糊口

hú kǒu

Source form: 糊口
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to scrape a meager living / to get by with difficulty
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-86236e3511fb13a6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

糊口 糊口 [hu2 kou3] /to scrape a meager living/to get by with difficulty/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Source form: 餬口 / 糊口
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 糊口[hú kǒu]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-6626879546fcc63c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

餬口 糊口 [hu2 kou3] /variant of 糊口[hu2 kou3]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 餬口

  • 糊
    hú

    to paste / to glue / blurry / unclear / muddled / (esp. of food) scorched / burnt / paste / mush / thick gruel / congee / (in 糊口[hú kǒu]) to feed oneself

    hū

    to smear / to daub / to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like) / Taiwan pr. [hú]

    hù

    paste / cream

  • 口
    kǒu

    mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.