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Breadwinner
  Explanation: To maintain a family life.
  Source: Qing Cao Xueqin's "Dream of Red Mansions," the ninety-ninth runners back to those clerks are spending money to buy the grain Road Offices, that do not want to get rich? Both to support a family. "
To maintain family life
  To maintain family life. Qing Yang Chao View "happy song Shan Qiao nine-turn": "relying on a broken ax, raising a family; Watching the two grass house, food and clothing." Mao Dun "small circle of people": "to eat rice in the public if three clear four white, how can support a family? "Yuan Fuqing" Changsha mud carpenter's roar ":" Republic of China for eight years, 240 have triangular link text also co-zero; today, only a little more corners together, the price it is too high, ask how you support a family?! "
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No. 3
  养家活口
  拼音: yǎng jiā huó kǒu
  解释: 维持一家人的生活。
  出处: 清·曹雪芹《红楼梦》第九十九回:“那些书吏衙役,都是花了钱买着粮道的衙门,那个不想发财?俱要养家活口。”
  事例: 你是费了我八十两元丝银子的,全靠你~哩。 ★清·夏敬渠《野叟曝言》第三十三回
成语词典
  成语名称
  养家活口
  汉语拼音
  yǎng jiā huó kǒu
  成语释义
  维持一家人的生活。
  成语出处
  清·曹雪芹《红楼梦》第九十九回:“那些书吏衙役,都是花了钱买着粮道的衙门,那个不想发财?俱要养家活口。”
  使用例句
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English Expression
  1. n.:  keep a family
  2. vt.:  eke
Containing Phrases
person whose earnings support his or her familybreadwinner