mouths to feed; livestock appetite
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
mouths to feed; family members who eat at home
Often used when calculating food consumption or living expenses for a household. Can be counted with 个 or 口.
Tā他
jiā家
shí食
kǒu口
duō多
，
měi每
gè个
yuè月
kāi开
xiāo销
hěn很
dà大
。
His family has many mouths to feed, so monthly expenses are very high.
Wǒ我
men们
jiā家
yī一
gòng共
wǔ五
kǒu口
shí食
kǒu口
，
měi每
tiān天
yào要
zuò做
bù不
shǎo少
fàn饭
。
There are five mouths to feed in our family, so we have to cook a lot every day.
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Jì计
suàn算
shēng生
huó活
chéng成
běn本
shí时
，
shǒu首
xiān先
yào要
suàn算
qīng清
chǔ楚
jiā家
lǐ里
yǒu有
jǐ几
gè个
shí食
kǒu口
。
When calculating living costs, first make sure to count clearly how many mouths there are to feed at home.
noun
appetite (of livestock)
dialectDialectal usage found primarily in northern Chinese and rural areas. Describes how well an animal eats.
Xīn新
mǎi买
lái来
de的
zhè这
tóu头
xiǎo小
zhū猪
shí食
kǒu口
hǎo好
，
zhǎng长
de得
kuài快
。
The newly bought piglet has a good appetite and is growing fast.
Zhè这
pǐ匹
mǎ马
zuì最
jìn近
shí食
kǒu口
bù不
hǎo好
，
kě可
néng能
yào要
shēng生
bìng病
le了
。
This horse has had a poor appetite recently and may be getting sick.
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Yǎng养
zhí殖
hù户
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
，
shēng牲
chù畜
shí食
kǒu口
wàng旺
cái才
néng能
zhuàn赚
qián钱
。
Farmers all know that only when livestock have robust appetites can they make money.