添一张嘴

添一张嘴

Literally means:

have one more person to feed

Actually means:

have one or another child

It refers to having another family member to feed. It is often used to show that the living expenses on one more person, a baby for example, will bring much burden to the family when they suffer from poor financial condition or insufficient time or energy. It connotes that such burden should be reduced to the minimum.

指多一个人吃饭。多用来指在经济不宽裕或精力不足的情况，如果多负担一个人的生活，比如养孩子，就会增加很多负担。含有应尽量减少这种负担的意味。