糊 嘴

hú zuǐdictionary entry

to scrape a meager living / to get by with difficulty

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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.

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Original source entry:

糊嘴糊嘴 [hu2 zui3] /to scrape a meager living/to get by with difficulty/

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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
嘴
zuǐ
mouth / beak / nozzle / spout (of teapot etc) / CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]

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