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Simp |
Mandarin |
Definition |
Days old |
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白吃 |
白吃 |
[bai2 chi1] |
/to eat without paying/to eat for free/ |
5636
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1 |
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白吃白喝 |
白吃白喝 |
[bai2 chi1 bai2 he1] |
/to freeload/ |
5934
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1 |
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扮豬吃老虎 |
扮猪吃老虎 |
[ban4 zhu1 chi1 lao3 hu3] |
/to play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down/ |
1379
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1 |
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包吃包住 |
包吃包住 |
[bao1 chi1 bao1 zhu4] |
/to provide full board/ |
2365
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1 |
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不乾不淨，吃了沒病 |
不干不净，吃了没病 |
[bu4 gan1 bu4 jing4 , chi1 le5 mei2 bing4] |
/a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)/a couple of germs won't do you any harm/ |
4229
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1 |
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不是吃素的 |
不是吃素的 |
[bu4 shi4 chi1 su4 de5] |
/not to be trifled with/to be reckoned with/ |
4150
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1 |
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不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前 |
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 |
[bu4 ting1 lao3 ren2 yan2 , chi1 kui1 zai4 yan3 qian2] |
/(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril/ |
2848
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1 |
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蹭吃 |
蹭吃 |
[ceng4 chi1] |
/to freeload for food/ |
6074
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1 |
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蹭吃蹭喝 |
蹭吃蹭喝 |
[ceng4 chi1 ceng4 he1] |
/to cadge a meal/ |
6581
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1 |
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吃 |
吃 |
[[chi1]] |
/to eat; to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate; to destroy/to absorb/to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)/ |
45
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2 |
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喫 |
吃 |
[[chi1]] |
/variant of 吃[chi1]/ |
45
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2 |
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吃案 |
吃案 |
[chi1 an4] |
/(Tw) (of the police) to bury a crime (i.e. conceal the existence of a criminal case in order to improve crime-solving statistics or in return for a bribe etc)/ |
2929
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1 |
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吃霸王餐 |
吃霸王餐 |
[chi1 ba4 wang2 can1] |
/to dine and dash/to leave without paying/ |
6127
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1 |
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吃白飯 |
吃白饭 |
[chi1 bai2 fan4] |
/to eat plain rice/(fig.) to eat and not pay for it/to sponge off others/to freeload/ |
3784
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1 |
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吃白食 |
吃白食 |
[chi1 bai2 shi2] |
/to eat without paying/to freeload/ |
6125
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1 |
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吃飽 |
吃饱 |
[chi1 bao3] |
/to eat one's fill/ |
5240
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1 |
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吃飽撐著 |
吃饱撑着 |
[chi1 bao3 cheng1 zhe5] |
/having nothing better to do/ |
6299
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1 |
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吃飽了飯撐的 |
吃饱了饭撑的 |
[chi1 bao3 le5 fan4 cheng1 de5] |
/having nothing better to do/see 吃飽撐著|吃饱撑着/ |
6299
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1 |
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吃閉門羹 |
吃闭门羹 |
[[chi1 bi4men2geng1]] |
/to be refused entrance; to find the door closed/ |
447
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2 |
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吃別人嚼過的饃不香 |
吃别人嚼过的馍不香 |
[chi1 bie2 ren2 jiao2 guo4 de5 mo2 bu4 xiang1] |
/lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)/fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first/ |
1976
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1 |
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吃播 |
吃播 |
[chi1 bo1] |
/mukbang, genre of online broadcast consisting of the host eating food while interacting with their audience/ |
2381
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1 |
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吃布 |
吃布 |
[chi1 bu4] |
/to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)/ |
6982
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1 |
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吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸 |
吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸 |
[chi1 bu4 dao4 pu2 tao5 shuo1 pu2 tao5 suan1] |
/sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)/lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them/ |
4797
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1 |
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吃不準 |
吃不准 |
[chi1 bu4 zhun3] |
/to be unsure about a matter/to be uncertain/to be unable to make sense of sth/ |
3977
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1 |
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吃不服 |
吃不服 |
[chi1 bu5 fu2] |
/not be accustomed to eating sth/not be used to certain food/ |
7102
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1 |
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吃不開 |
吃不开 |
[chi1 bu5 kai1] |
/be unpopular/won't work/ |
7102
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1 |
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吃不了兜著走 |
吃不了兜着走 |
[chi1 bu5 liao3 dou1 zhe5 zou3] |
/lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)/fig. you'll have to take the consequences/ |
5712
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1 |
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吃不上 |
吃不上 |
[chi1 bu5 shang4] |
/unable to get anything to eat/to miss a meal/ |
6941
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1 |
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吃不下 |
吃不下 |
[chi1 bu5 xia4] |
/not feel like eating/be unable to eat any more/ |
7102
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1 |
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吃不消 |
吃不消 |
[chi1 bu5 xiao1] |
/to be unable to tolerate or endure/to find sth difficult to manage/ |
6067
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1 |
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吃不住 |
吃不住 |
[chi1 bu5 zhu4] |
/to be unable to bear or support/ |
5077
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1 |
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吃吃 |
吃吃 |
[chi1 chi1] |
/(onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)/sound of stammering/ |
2395
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1 |
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吃穿 |
吃穿 |
[chi1 chuan1] |
/food and clothing/ |
7102
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1 |
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吃錯藥 |
吃错药 |
[chi1 cuo4 yao4] |
/(lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine/(fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual/abnormal/ |
4649
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1 |
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吃大鍋飯 |
吃大锅饭 |
[chi1 da4 guo1 fan4] |
/lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)/fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance/ |
2348
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1 |
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吃大戶 |
吃大户 |
[chi1 da4 hu4] |
/to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine)/(of sb who has no income) to rely on others/to demand a "contribution" or "loan" from a business or wealthy individual/ |
1287
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1 |
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吃大虧 |
吃大亏 |
[chi1 da4 kui1] |
/to cost one dearly/to end disastrously/to pay bitterly/ |
6544
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1 |
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吃刀 |
吃刀 |
[chi1 dao1] |
/penetration of a cutting tool/ |
7102
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1 |
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吃到飽 |
吃到饱 |
[chi1 dao4 bao3] |
/(Tw) all-you-can-eat (food)/(fig.) unlimited usage (digital services etc)/ |
1567
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1 |
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 |
吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 |
[chi1 de2 ku3 zhong1 ku3 , fang1 wei2 ren2 shang4 ren2] |
/one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)/no pain, no gain/ |
5281
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1 |
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吃的 |
吃的 |
[chi1 de5] |
/(coll.) food/ |
1885
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1 |
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吃得開 |
吃得开 |
[chi1 de5 kai1] |
/to be popular/to be getting on well/much in demand/ |
5043
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1 |
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吃得消 |
吃得消 |
[chi1 de5 xiao1] |
/to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)/to be able to afford/ |
5043
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1 |
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吃得住 |
吃得住 |
[chi1 de5 zhu4] |
/to be able to bear/to be able to support/ |
6196
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1 |
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吃掉 |
吃掉 |
[chi1 diao4] |
/to eat up/to consume/ |
5549
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1 |
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吃豆腐 |
吃豆腐 |
[chi1 dou4 fu5] |
/to take liberties with (a woman)/to tease with sexual innuendo/to sexually harass/to take advantage of sb/ |
2020
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1 |
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吃法 |
吃法 |
[chi1 fa3] |
/way of eating/how something is eaten/how a dish is prepared/the way a dish is to be cooked/ |
6462
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1 |
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吃飯 |
吃饭 |
[chi1 fan4] |
/to have a meal/to eat/to make a living/ |
4705
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1 |
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吃飯皇帝大 |
吃饭皇帝大 |
[chi1 fan4 huang2 di4 da4] |
/eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)/ |
3875
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1 |
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吃乾飯 |
吃干饭 |
[chi1 gan1 fan4] |
/(coll.) to be incompetent/useless/good-for-nothing/ |
4578
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1 |
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吃公糧 |
吃公粮 |
[chi1 gong1 liang2] |
/to be on the government payroll/ |
1647
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1 |
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吃瓜 |
吃瓜 |
[chi1 gua1] |
/(neologism c. 2016) (slang) to watch an entertaining spectacle from the sidelines and-or engage in gossip about it/ |
1637
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1 |
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吃瓜群眾 |
吃瓜群众 |
[chi1 gua1 qun2 zhong4] |
/peanut gallery (esp. in online forums)/onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don't have anything knowledgeable to say about it/(neologism c. 2016)/ |
2933
|
1 |
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吃官司 |
吃官司 |
[chi1 guan1 si1] |
/to face legal action; to get sued/ |
971
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1 |
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吃館子 |
吃馆子 |
[chi1 guan3 zi5] |
/to eat out/to eat at a restaurant/ |
4231
|
1 |
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吃喝 |
吃喝 |
[chi1 he1] |
/to eat and drink/food and drink/ |
4228
|
1 |
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吃喝拉撒睡 |
吃喝拉撒睡 |
[chi1 he1 la1 sa1 shui4] |
/to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep/(fig.) the ordinary daily routine/ |
4791
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1 |
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吃後悔藥 |
吃后悔药 |
[chi1 hou4 hui3 yao4] |
/(fig.) to regret (doing sth)/ |
4771
|
1 |
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吃壞 |
吃坏 |
[chi1 huai4] |
/to upset (one's stomach) by eating bad food or overeating/ |
1800
|
1 |
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吃皇糧 |
吃皇粮 |
[chi1 huang2 liang2] |
/lit. to eat from government coffers/to serve as a government employee/to live off government money/ |
6127
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1 |
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吃灰 |
吃灰 |
[chi1 hui1] |
/(neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust/ |
1519
|
1 |
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吃回扣 |
吃回扣 |
[[chi1 hui2kou4]] |
/to receive a kickback; to draw a commission/ |
696
|
2 |
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吃貨 |
吃货 |
[chi1 huo4] |
/chowhound/foodie/a good-for-nothing/ |
4747
|
1 |
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吃雞 |
吃鸡 |
[chi1 ji1] |
/(video games) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)/battle royale game/last-man-standing game/to play PUBG (or similar game)/to win at PUBG (or similar game)/ |
2516
|
1 |
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吃角子老虎 |
吃角子老虎 |
[chi1 jiao3 zi5 lao3 hu3] |
/slot machine/ |
1590
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1 |
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吃緊 |
吃紧 |
[chi1 jin3] |
/in short supply/dire/tense/critical/hard-pressed/important/ |
6611
|
1 |
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吃驚 |
吃惊 |
[chi1 jing1] |
/to be startled/to be shocked/to be amazed/ |
7102
|
1 |
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吃空額 |
吃空额 |
[chi1 kong4 e2] |
/to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only/ |
1587
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1 |
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吃空餉 |
吃空饷 |
[chi1 kong4 xiang3] |
/to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only/ |
5578
|
1 |
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吃苦 |
吃苦 |
[chi1 ku3] |
/to bear hardships/ |
4218
|
1 |
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吃苦耐勞 |
吃苦耐劳 |
[chi1 ku3 nai4 lao2] |
/hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)/ |
6333
|
1 |
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吃苦頭 |
吃苦头 |
[chi1 ku3 tou5] |
/to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers/ |
6552
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1 |
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吃虧 |
吃亏 |
[chi1 kui1] |
/to suffer losses/to come to grief/to lose out/to get the worst of it/to be at a disadvantage/unfortunately/ |
6544
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1 |
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吃虧上當 |
吃亏上当 |
[chi1 kui1 shang4 dang4] |
/to be taken advantage of/ |
6544
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1 |
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吃牢飯 |
吃牢饭 |
[[chi1 lao2fan4]] |
/(coll.) to serve time in prison; (Tw) (sarcastic) to live off the prison system (getting free meals)/ |
448
|
2 |
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|
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吃了定心丸 |
吃了定心丸 |
[chi1 le5 ding4 xin1 wan2] |
/to feel reassured/ |
6149
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1 |
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吃力 |
吃力 |
[chi1 li4] |
/to entail strenuous effort/to toil at a task/strenuous/laborious/strain/ |
5394
|
1 |
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吃力不討好 |
吃力不讨好 |
[chi1 li4 bu4 tao3 hao3] |
/arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding/ |
6333
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1 |
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吃糧不管事 |
吃粮不管事 |
[chi1 liang2 bu4 guan3 shi4] |
/to eat without working (idiom)/to take one's pay and not care about the rest/ |
5040
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃螺絲 |
吃螺丝 |
[chi1 luo2 si1] |
/(of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw)/ |
4378
|
1 |
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|
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吃拿卡要 |
吃拿卡要 |
[chi1 na2 qia3 yao4] |
/dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes/all kinds of abuse of power/ |
4177
|
1 |
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吃奶 |
吃奶 |
[chi1 nai3] |
/to suck the breast (for milk)/ |
6185
|
1 |
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吃奶的力氣 |
吃奶的力气 |
[chi1 nai3 de5 li4 qi5] |
/all one's strength/ |
6185
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1 |
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吃奶的氣力 |
吃奶的气力 |
[chi1 nai3 de5 qi4 li4] |
/utmost effort/ |
6185
|
1 |
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吃奶之力 |
吃奶之力 |
[chi1 nai3 zhi1 li4] |
/all one's strength/ |
6185
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1 |
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吃槍藥 |
吃枪药 |
[chi1 qiang1 yao4] |
/(lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder/(fig.) to be ablaze with anger/ornery/snappy/ |
4147
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1 |
|
|
|
吃青春飯 |
吃青春饭 |
[chi1 qing1 chun1 fan4] |
/to make the most of one's youthfulness in one's choice of employment (e.g. modeling)/ |
3975
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1 |
|
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|
吃請 |
吃请 |
[chi1 qing3] |
/to be a guest at a dinner party/to be wined and dined (as a bribe)/ |
4127
|
1 |
|
|
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吃人 |
吃人 |
[chi1 ren2] |
/exploitative/oppressive/ |
5729
|
1 |
|
|
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吃人不吐骨頭 |
吃人不吐骨头 |
[chi1 ren2 bu4 tu3 gu3 tou2] |
/ruthless/vicious and greedy/ |
5319
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1 |
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|
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吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短 |
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短 |
[chi1 ren2 jia1 de5 zui3 ruan3 , na2 ren2 jia1 de5 shou3 duan3] |
/lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)/fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted/ |
4650
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1 |
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吃人血饅頭 |
吃人血馒头 |
[chi1 ren2 xue4 man2 tou5] |
/to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)/ |
2369
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1 |
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吃軟不吃硬 |
吃软不吃硬 |
[chi1 ruan3 bu4 chi1 ying4] |
/lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)/amenable to coaxing but not coercion/ |
5413
|
1 |
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|
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吃軟飯 |
吃软饭 |
[chi1 ruan3 fan4] |
/to live off a woman/ |
6134
|
1 |
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|
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吃食 |
吃食 |
[chi1 shi2] |
/to eat (of bird or animal)/to feed/ |
5815
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1 |
|
|
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吃屎都趕不上熱乎的 |
吃屎都赶不上热乎的 |
[[chi1 shi3 dou1 gan3bu5shang4 re4hu5 de5]] |
/(lit.) if you were eating warm shit, it'd be stone cold by the time you finished it (saying)/(fig.) (of a person) too slow; can't keep up/ |
50
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2 |
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|
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吃食 |
吃食 |
[chi1 shi5] |
/food/edibles/ |
5815
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1 |
|
|
|
吃水 |
吃水 |
[chi1 shui3] |
/drinking water/to obtain water (for daily needs)/to absorb water/draft (of ship)/ |
4704
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1 |
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|
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吃水不忘掘井人 |
吃水不忘掘井人 |
[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2] |
/Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)/ |
4555
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1 |
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|
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吃水不忘挖井人 |
吃水不忘挖井人 |
[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 wa1 jing3 ren2] |
/see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2]/ |
4555
|
1 |
|
|
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吃素 |
吃素 |
[chi1 su4] |
/to be a vegetarian/ |
6109
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃土 |
吃土 |
[chi1 tu3] |
/(neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)/ |
2422
|
1 |
|
|
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吃瓦片 |
吃瓦片 |
[[chi1 wa3pian4]] |
/(coll.) to live off income from rental properties/ |
32
|
2 |
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吃完 |
吃完 |
[chi1 wan2] |
/to finish eating/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃味 |
吃味 |
[chi1 wei4] |
/to be jealous/ |
1285
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃席 |
吃席 |
[chi1 xi2] |
/to attend a banquet (funeral, wedding etc)/(neologism c. 2020) (slang) (jocular) lit. to attend sb's funeral banquet (used to imply that things are going to go badly for sb)/ |
1036
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1 |
|
|
|
吃閒飯 |
吃闲饭 |
[[chi1 xian2fan4]] |
/to lead an idle life; to be a loafer/ |
564
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃香 |
吃香 |
[chi1 xiang1] |
/popular/in demand/well regarded/ |
3281
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1 |
|
|
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吃香喝辣 |
吃香喝辣 |
[chi1 xiang1 he1 la4] |
/lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)/fig. to live well/ |
4651
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃相 |
吃相 |
[chi1 xiang4] |
/table manners/ |
4775
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃小竈 |
吃小灶 |
[chi1 xiao3 zao4] |
/to be given special treatment/to be treated in a favored way/ |
3971
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃熊心豹子膽 |
吃熊心豹子胆 |
[chi1 xiong2 xin1 bao4 zi5 dan3] |
/to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)/to pluck up some courage/ |
5383
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃鴨蛋 |
吃鸭蛋 |
[chi1 ya1 dan4] |
/(fig.) to score 0 (on a test, in competition etc)/ |
3785
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃啞巴虧 |
吃哑巴亏 |
[chi1 ya3 ba5 kui1] |
/to be forced to suffer in silence/unable to speak of one's bitter suffering/ |
4675
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃藥 |
吃药 |
[chi1 yao4] |
/to take medicine/ |
6802
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃一塹，長一智 |
吃一堑，长一智 |
[chi1 yi1 qian4 , zhang3 yi1 zhi4] |
/Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes./ |
5318
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃硬不吃軟 |
吃硬不吃软 |
[chi1 ying4 bu4 chi1 ruan3] |
/susceptible to force but not persuasion/ |
3255
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃油 |
吃油 |
[chi1 you2] |
/(of food) to absorb oil/(of a vehicle) to guzzle fuel/ |
4223
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃齋 |
吃斋 |
[chi1 zhai1] |
/to abstain from eating meat/to be a vegetarian/ |
4536
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡 |
吃着碗里，看着锅里 |
[chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3] |
/lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)/not content with what one already has/(of men, typically) to have the wandering eye/ |
5244
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃著碗裡，瞧著鍋裡 |
吃着碗里，瞧着锅里 |
[chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , qiao2 zhe5 guo1 li3] |
/see 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡|吃着碗里，看着锅里[chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3]/ |
5244
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃重 |
吃重 |
[chi1 zhong4] |
/(of a role) arduous/important/(a vehicle's) loading capacity/ |
3427
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃住 |
吃住 |
[chi1 zhu4] |
/food and lodging/to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there)/ |
3279
|
1 |
|
|
|
吃喝嫖賭 |
吃喝嫖赌 |
[[chi1-he1-piao2-du3]] |
/(lit.) to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom)/(fig.) to lead a life of dissipation/ |
50
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃喝玩樂 |
吃喝玩乐 |
[[chi1-he1-wan2-le4]] |
/(lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)/(fig.) to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure/ |
50
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃癟 |
吃瘪 |
[[chi1bie3]] |
/(coll.) to suffer a humiliation/ |
832
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃不來 |
吃不来 |
[[chi1bu5lai2]] |
/to be unaccustomed to certain food; to not be keen on certain food/ |
840
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃草 |
吃草 |
[[chi1cao3]] |
/to graze; to eat grass/ |
853
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃醋 |
吃醋 |
[[chi1cu4]] |
/to feel jealous (esp. because of a rival in love or affection)/ |
372
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃豆人 |
吃豆人 |
[[Chi1dou4ren2]] |
/Pac-Man (computer game)/ |
282
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃乾抹淨 |
吃干抹净 |
[[chi1gan1-ma1jing4]] |
/(idiom) to devour (food)/(idiom) to shamelessly take advantage; to ruthlessly exploit/ |
611
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃裡扒外 |
吃里扒外 |
[[chi1li3-pa2wai4]] |
/(idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds/ |
186
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃裡爬外 |
吃里爬外 |
[[chi1li3-pa2wai4]] |
/variant of 吃裡扒外|吃里扒外[chi1li3-pa2wai4]/ |
186
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃膩 |
吃腻 |
[[chi1ni4]] |
/to be sick of eating (sth); to be tired of eating (sth)/ |
839
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃藕 |
吃藕 |
[[chi1ou3]] |
/(slang) unattractive; ugly (derived from near homophone 醜|丑[chou3])/ |
677
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃傷 |
吃伤 |
[[chi1shang1]] |
/to become sick of a food after eating it too much/ |
222
|
2 |
|
|
|
吃煙 |
吃烟 |
[[chi1yan1]] |
/(dialect) to smoke (tobacco)/ |
248
|
2 |
|
|
|
出驚 |
出惊 |
[chu1 jing1] |
/see 吃驚|吃惊[chi1 jing1]/ |
2313
|
1 |
|
|
|
大吃 |
大吃 |
[da4 chi1] |
/to gorge oneself/to pig out/ |
5635
|
1 |
|
|
|
大吃大喝 |
大吃大喝 |
[da4 chi1 da4 he1] |
/to eat and drink as much as one likes/to make a pig of oneself/ |
5635
|
1 |
|
|
|
大吃二喝 |
大吃二喝 |
[da4 chi1 er4 he1] |
/to eat and drink extravagantly/to binge/ |
5635
|
1 |
|
|
|
大吃特吃 |
大吃特吃 |
[da4 chi1 te4 chi1] |
/to gorge oneself with food/ |
5033
|
1 |
|
|
|
大吃一驚 |
大吃一惊 |
[[da4chi1-yi1jing1]] |
/(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback/ |
634
|
2 |
|
|
|
端起碗吃肉，放下筷子罵娘 |
端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘 |
[duan1 qi3 wan3 chi1 rou4 , fang4 xia4 kuai4 zi5 ma4 niang2] |
/lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom)/fig. to complain despite being privileged/to be ungrateful for what one has been given/ |
2001
|
1 |
|
|
|
多吃多佔 |
多吃多占 |
[duo1 chi1 duo1 zhan4] |
/taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
分竈吃飯 |
分灶吃饭 |
[fen1 zao4 chi1 fan4] |
/"meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC/ |
4276
|
1 |
|
|
|
狗吃屎 |
狗吃屎 |
[gou3 chi1 shi3] |
/to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)/ |
5910
|
1 |
|
|
|
狗改不了吃屎 |
狗改不了吃屎 |
[gou3 gai3 bu4 liao3 chi1 shi3] |
/lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit (idiom)/fig. bad habits are hard to change/ |
4843
|
1 |
|
|
|
好漢不吃眼前虧 |
好汉不吃眼前亏 |
[hao3 han4 bu4 chi1 yan3 qian2 kui1] |
/a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)/ |
4536
|
1 |
|
|
|
好馬不吃回頭草 |
好马不吃回头草 |
[hao3 ma3 bu4 chi1 hui2 tou2 cao3] |
/lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)/fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)/leave the past behind/ |
2285
|
1 |
|
|
|
好吃 |
好吃 |
[[hao3chi1]] |
/tasty; delicious/ |
927
|
2 |
|
|
|
好吃懶做 |
好吃懒做 |
[hao4 chi1 lan3 zuo4] |
/happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)/all take and no give/ |
4124
|
1 |
|
|
|
好吃 |
好吃 |
[[hao4chi1]] |
/to be fond of eating; to be gluttonous/ |
927
|
2 |
|
|
|
合吃族 |
合吃族 |
[he2 chi1 zu2] |
/lit. joint eaters/a restaurant social gathering, esp. organized online among strangers/ |
6061
|
1 |
|
|
|
黑吃黑 |
黑吃黑 |
[hei1 chi1 hei1] |
/(of a villain) to do the dirty on another villain/ |
3938
|
1 |
|
|
|
胡吃海喝 |
胡吃海喝 |
[hu2 chi1 hai3 he1] |
/to eat and drink gluttonously/to pig out/ |
6927
|
1 |
|
|
|
胡吃海塞 |
胡吃海塞 |
[hu2 chi1 hai3 sai1] |
/to stuff oneself with food/ |
5264
|
1 |
|
|
|
回家吃自己 |
回家吃自己 |
[hui2 jia1 chi1 zi4 ji3] |
/(coll.) (Tw) to get sacked/to be fired/ |
4563
|
1 |
|
|
|
會哭的孩子有奶吃 |
会哭的孩子有奶吃 |
[hui4 ku1 de5 hai2 zi5 you3 nai3 chi1] |
/lit. a child who cries gets to feed at the breast (idiom)/fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease/ |
2217
|
1 |
|
|
|
會哭的孩子有糖吃 |
会哭的孩子有糖吃 |
[hui4 ku1 de5 hai2 zi5 you3 tang2 chi1] |
/lit. the child who cries gets the candy (idiom)/fig. the squeaky wheel gets the grease/ |
2217
|
1 |
|
|
|
貨比三家不吃虧 |
货比三家不吃亏 |
[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1] |
/shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)/ |
5326
|
1 |
|
|
|
貨問三家不吃虧 |
货问三家不吃亏 |
[huo4 wen4 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1] |
/see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1]/ |
5306
|
1 |
|
|
|
敬酒不吃吃罰酒 |
敬酒不吃吃罚酒 |
[jing4 jiu3 bu4 chi1 chi1 fa2 jiu3] |
/lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom)/fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure/ |
1286
|
1 |
|
|
|
開吃 |
开吃 |
[kai1 chi1] |
/to start eating/ |
2742
|
1 |
|
|
|
看菜吃飯，量體裁衣 |
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 |
[kan4 cai4 chi1 fan4 , liang4 ti3 cai2 yi1] |
/lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)/fig. to act according to actual circumstances/ |
1257
|
1 |
|
|
|
看菜吃飯 |
看菜吃饭 |
[[kan4cai4-chi1fan4]] |
/(lit.) to eat depending on the dish (idiom)/(fig.) to act according to actual circumstances/ |
50
|
2 |
|
|
|
靠山吃山，靠水吃水 |
靠山吃山，靠水吃水 |
[kao4 shan1 chi1 shan1 , kao4 shui3 chi1 shui3] |
/lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)/fig. to make the best use of local resources/to exploit one's position to advance oneself/to find one's niche/to live off the land/ |
4945
|
1 |
|
|
|
可吃 |
可吃 |
[ke3 chi1] |
/edible/ |
6205
|
1 |
|
|
|
口吃 |
口吃 |
[[kou3chi1]] |
/to stammer; to stutter/Taiwan pr. [kou3ji2]/ |
848
|
2 |
|
|
|
來 |
来 |
[[lai2]] |
/to come/(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)/hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5])/ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2])/for the past (amount of time)/(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4])/(between two verbs) in order to/(after a round number) approximately/(used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2])/ |
933
|
2 |
|
|
|
癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉 |
癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 |
[lai4 ha2 ma5 xiang3 chi1 tian1 e2 rou4] |
/lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)/fig. to try to punch above one's weight/ |
3103
|
1 |
|
|
|
老牛吃嫩草 |
老牛吃嫩草 |
[lao3 niu2 chi1 nen4 cao3] |
/lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom)/fig. a May-December relationship/a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman/ |
6259
|
1 |
|
|
|
禮教吃人 |
礼教吃人 |
[li3 jiao4 chi1 ren2] |
/sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics/ |
5741
|
1 |
|
|
|
零吃 |
零吃 |
[ling2 chi1] |
/(coll.) snack food/ |
4670
|
1 |
|
|
|
亂吃 |
乱吃 |
[luan4 chi1] |
/to eat indiscriminately/ |
7102
|
1 |
|
|
|
慢慢吃 |
慢慢吃 |
[man4 man4 chi1] |
/Enjoy your meal!/Bon appetit!/ |
6801
|
1 |
|
|
|
慢用 |
慢用 |
[man4 yong4] |
/same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1]/ |
4797
|
1 |
|
|
|
沒吃沒穿 |
没吃没穿 |
[mei2 chi1 mei2 chuan1] |
/to be without food or clothing (idiom)/to be very poor/ |
5648
|
1 |
|
|
|
沒苦硬吃 |
没苦硬吃 |
[[mei2ku3-ying4chi1]] |
/(neologism, attested by 2024) to stubbornly endure hardships that need not be endured; to go out of one's way to make things difficult for oneself/ |
157
|
2 |
|
|
|
猛吃 |
猛吃 |
[meng3 chi1] |
/to gobble up/to gorge oneself on (food)/ |
4051
|
1 |
|
|
|
難吃 |
难吃 |
[nan2 chi1] |
/unpalatable/ |
5796
|
1 |
|
|
|
軟硬不吃 |
软硬不吃 |
[ruan3 ying4 bu4 chi1] |
/unmoved by force or persuasion/ |
6507
|
1 |
|
|
|
閏四月，吃樹葉 |
闰四月，吃树叶 |
[run4 si4 yue4 , chi1 shu4 ye4] |
/an intercalary fourth month brings food shortages/ |
2010
|
1 |
|
|
|
三個和尚沒水吃 |
三个和尚没水吃 |
[san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 chi1] |
/see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1]/ |
2397
|
1 |
|
|
|
生吃 |
生吃 |
[[sheng1chi1]] |
/to eat raw/ |
807
|
2 |
|
|
|
省吃儉用 |
省吃俭用 |
[[sheng3chi1-jian3yong4]] |
/(idiom) to live frugally/ |
67
|
2 |
|
|
|
試吃品 |
试吃品 |
[shi4 chi1 pin3] |
/food sample/ |
1313
|
1 |
|
|
|
死了張屠夫，不吃混毛豬 |
死了张屠夫，不吃混毛猪 |
[si3 le5 Zhang1 tu2 fu1 , bu4 chi1 hun4 mao2 zhu1] |
/lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom)/fig. nobody is indispensable/ |
1389
|
1 |
|
|
|
貪吃鬼 |
贪吃鬼 |
[tan1 chi1 gui3] |
/glutton/chowhound/ |
4642
|
1 |
|
|
|
貪吃 |
贪吃 |
[[tan1chi1]] |
/gluttonous; voracious/ |
848
|
2 |
|
|
|
討吃 |
讨吃 |
[tao3 chi1] |
/to beg for food/ |
6591
|
1 |
|
|
|
偷吃 |
偷吃 |
[tou1 chi1] |
/to eat on the sly/to pilfer food/to be unfaithful/ |
5616
|
1 |
|
|
|
兔子不吃窩邊草 |
兔子不吃窝边草 |
[[tu4zi5 bu4 chi1 wo1bian1 cao3]] |
/(lit.) a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (saying)/(fig.) even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood/ |
50
|
2 |
|
|
|
吞吃 |
吞吃 |
[tun1 chi1] |
/to devour/ |
7050
|
1 |
|
|
|
小吃店 |
小吃店 |
[xiao3 chi1 dian4] |
/snack bar/lunch room/CL:家[jia1]/ |
6365
|
1 |
|
|
|
小洞不補大洞吃苦 |
小洞不补大洞吃苦 |
[xiao3 dong4 bu4 bu3 da4 dong4 chi1 ku3] |
/A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine/ |
4532
|
1 |
|
|
|
小吃 |
小吃 |
[[xiao3chi1]] |
/street food; snack/ |
743
|
2 |
|
|
|
心急吃不了熱豆腐 |
心急吃不了热豆腐 |
[xin1 ji2 chi1 bu5 liao3 re4 dou4 fu5] |
/hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)/one just has to be patient/haste will ruin everything/ |
5399
|
1 |
|
|
|
啞巴吃黃連 |
哑巴吃黄连 |
[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2] |
/no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)/also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲/(often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])/ |
5751
|
1 |
|
|
|
啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 |
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 |
[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2 , you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1] |
/to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)/unable to speak of one's bitter suffering/sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出/ |
4675
|
1 |
|
|
|
啞巴吃黃蓮 |
哑巴吃黄莲 |
[[ya3ba5 chi1 huang2lian2]] |
/variant of 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3ba5 chi1 huang2lian2]/ |
165
|
2 |
|
|
|
眼睛吃冰淇淋 |
眼睛吃冰淇淋 |
[yan3 jing5 chi1 bing1 qi2 lin2] |
/(slang) (Tw) to be checking out the hotties/ |
3829
|
1 |
|
|
|
一口吃不成胖子 |
一口吃不成胖子 |
[yi1 kou3 chi1 bu4 cheng2 pang4 zi5] |
/lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence/ |
999
|
1 |
|
|
|
一口吃個胖子 |
一口吃个胖子 |
[yi1 kou3 chi1 ge5 pang4 zi5] |
/lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)/fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible/to be impatient for success/ |
4930
|
1 |
|
|
|
寅吃卯糧 |
寅吃卯粮 |
[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2] |
/lit. eating away next year's food in advance/fig. to dip into the next month's check/live now, pay later/ |
5139
|
1 |
|
|
|
寅支卯糧 |
寅支卯粮 |
[yin2 zhi1 mao3 liang2] |
/see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]/ |
5139
|
1 |
|
|
|
贏家通吃 |
赢家通吃 |
[[ying2jia1 tong1chi1]] |
/winner takes all/ |
548
|
2 |
|
|
|
有苦說不出 |
有苦说不出 |
[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1] |
/having unspeakable bitter suffering/(often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2])/ |
5751
|
1 |
|
|
|
又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草 |
又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草 |
[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 hao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3] |
/see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]/ |
4747
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又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草 |
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 |
[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3] |
/lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)/fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too/ |
4747
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爭風吃醋 |
争风吃醋 |
[zheng1 feng1 chi1 cu4] |
/to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman/to be jealous of a rival in a love affair/ |
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爭鋒吃醋 |
争锋吃醋 |
[[zheng1feng1-chi1cu4]] |
/variant of 爭風吃醋|争风吃醋[zheng1feng1-chi1cu4]/ |
67
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自找苦吃 |
自找苦吃 |
[zi4 zhao3 ku3 chi1] |
/to bring trouble on oneself/ |
6293
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自討苦吃 |
自讨苦吃 |
[[zi4tao3ku3chi1]] |
/(idiom) to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back/ |
146
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2 |
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坐吃山空 |
坐吃山空 |
[zuo4 chi1 shan1 kong1] |
/lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)/fig. to spend one's money without generating any income/ |
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坐吃享福 |
坐吃享福 |
[zuo4 chi1 xiang3 fu2] |
/vegetative existence/to consume passively without doing anything useful/ |
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