聊以卒岁
liáo​yǐ​zú​suì

to scrape by for the year

liáo​yǐ​zú​suì to scrape by for the year
  1. 聊 liáo
    slightly
    (literary) slightly; somewhat; a little
  2. 以 yǐ prepositionconjunction
    in order to
    in order to; so as to; used to connect two phrases where the second is the purpose of the first
  3. 卒 zú
    to finish
    (bound form) to finish; to complete; to end; to conclude
  4. 岁 歲 suì nounverb
    year
    (bound form) A year; time; season

liáo​yǐ​zú​suì to live a leisurely life
  1. 聊 liáo
    temporarily
    (literary) temporarily; for the time being; for now
  2. 以 yǐ prepositionconjunction
    in order to
    in order to; so as to; used to connect two phrases where the second is the purpose of the first
  3. 卒 zú
    to finish
    (bound form) to finish; to complete; to end; to conclude
  4. 岁 歲 suì nounverb
    year
    (bound form) A year; time; season