live from hand to mouth (从手到嘴生活)

Idiom Money

含义

to barely have enough money to survive

勉强维持生计 (miǎnqiǎng wéichí shēngjì)

例句

"Many laborers live from hand to mouth every day."

"许多工人每天勉强维持生计。" (xǔduō gōngrén měitiān miǎnqiǎng wéichí shēngjì)