糊口を凌ぐ (ここうをしのぐ) Japanese meaning | KotomoraMeanings
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expression, godan verb (-gu)
eke out a living; scrape by; live hand to mouth
A set phrase meaning to barely manage to make a living, often with a nuance of struggling to get by.
く
の
人
が
わずか
な
配
給
で
糊
口
を
凌
い
だ
。
After the war, many people scraped by on meager rations.
