| 拖家带口 |
tuō jiā dài kǒu |
dragged down by having a family to feed |
| 拖 |
tuō |
variant of 拖 |
| 拖 |
tuō |
to drag / to tow / to trail / to hang down / to mop (the floor) / to delay / to drag on |
| 家 |
jiā |
used in 家伙 and 家俱 |
| 家 |
jiā |
home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:个 |
| 带 |
dài |
band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:条 / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise |
| 口 |
kǒu |
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls |