拖家带口

拖家带口

Literally means:

have big family to feed

Actually means:

be tied down by one's family

拖 means being tied up or held by a burden.

This phrase usually means married man is troubled by the family burden, for example, economic pressure, lack of freedom. This phrase also means a man or a woman leaves for another place with the whole family with him or her.

拖，受到牵制或连累。

拖家带口，指成家的男人受到家属的牵累（如经济压力大，行动不方便等）。也指男人或女人带着一家大小去某个地方。