"Il veut que sa femme ait de quoi vivre."

Translation: He wants his wife to have something to live on.

[hybridpro]

does "avoir de quoi" mean "have enough for"

[Sitesurf]

yes, it does.

[AnnaTall]

and it doesn't mean to earn a living at all?

[Sitesurf]

you can have the financial means to live without earning the money.

[AnnaTall]

i was purely referring to the expression avoir de quoi vivre :)

[ronjudd]

he wants his wife to have the means to live.

[countvlad]

what about:
he wants his wife to have something to live for
it was not accepted