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半流食 半流食 [ban4 liu2 shi2] /(medicine) semi-liquid food/ 1493 1
飽食終日 饱食终日 [bao3 shi2 zhong1 ri4] /to spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)/ 7110 1
飽食終日,無所用心 饱食终日,无所用心 [bao3 shi2 zhong1 ri4 , wu2 suo3 yong4 xin1] /to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom)/to be sated with food and remain idle/ 5136 1
暴食 暴食 [bao4 shi2] /to eat too much/to binge/ 4826 1
暴食症 暴食症 [bao4 shi2 zheng4] /bulimia/ 4826 1
暴飲暴食 暴饮暴食 [bao4 yin3 bao4 shi2] /to eat and drink unreasonably/ 5606 1
鄙視鏈 鄙视链 [bi3 shi4 lian4] /a ranking of items in a particular category, with the most highly regarded on top (neologism c. 2012, coined by analogy with 食物鏈|食物链[shi2 wu4 lian4], food chain)/ 2872 1
扁食 扁食 [[bian3shi5]] /(dialect) Chinese-style dumpling (such as wonton, jiaozi etc)/ 891 2
捕食 捕食 [bu3 shi2] /to prey on/to catch and feed on/to hunt for food/ 6897 1
捕食者 捕食者 [[bu3shi2zhe3]] /predator/ 856 2
不食人間煙火 不食人间烟火 [[bu4 shi2 ren2jian1 yan1huo3]] /otherworldly; detached from the mundane concerns of ordinary life/ 570 2
採食 采食 [cai3 shi2] /to forage/to gather for eating/to pick and eat/ 5905 1
餐食 餐食 [[can1shi2]] /meal; food (esp. as provided by a service, e.g. airline, restaurant or institution)/ 431 2
蠶食 蚕食 [[can2shi2]] /(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at/ 934 2
蠶食鯨吞 蚕食鲸吞 [[can2shi2-jing1tun1]] /(lit.) to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom)/(fig.) to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale/ 109 2
草食 草食 [cao3 shi2] /herbivorous/ 2040 1
草食動物 草食动物 [[cao3shi2 dong4wu4]] /herbivore/ 91 2
吃白食 吃白食 [chi1 bai2 shi2] /to eat without paying/to freeload/ 6184 1
吃食 吃食 [chi1 shi2] /to eat (of bird or animal)/to feed/ 5874 1
吃食 吃食 [chi1 shi5] /food/edibles/ 5874 1
吹簫乞食 吹箫乞食 [[chui1xiao1-qi3shi2]] /see 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[wu2shi4-chui1xiao1]/ 458 2
純素食 纯素食 [[chun2su4shi2]] /vegan food; vegan diet; (attributive) vegan/ 17 2
純素食主義 纯素食主义 [[chun2su4shi2 zhu3yi4]] /veganism/ 17 2
純素食者 纯素食者 [[chun2su4shi2zhe3]] /a vegan/ 17 2
輟食吐哺 辍食吐哺 [chuo4 shi2 tu3 bu3] /to stop eating and spit out/ 6150 1
存食 存食 [cun2 shi2] /(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)/ 5058 1
打食 打食 [da3 shi2] /to go in search of food (of animals)/to take medicine for indigestion or gastro-intestinal upsets/ 6305 1
簞食壺漿 箪食壶浆 [dan1 shi2 hu2 jiang1] /to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)/to give troops a hearty welcome/also pr. [dan1 si4 hu2 jiang1]/ 4578 1
鼎食 鼎食 [ding3 shi2] /extravagant food/ 7000 1
定食 定食 [ding4 shi2] /set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)/ 3794 1
斷食 断食 [duan4 shi2] /to fast/hunger strike/ 6285 1
餓虎撲食 饿虎扑食 [e4 hu3 pu1 shi2] /like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey/ 2728 1
發憤忘食 发愤忘食 [fa1 fen4 wang4 shi2] /so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)/ 3992 1
飯食 饭食 [fan4 shi2] /food/ 6916 1
廢寢食 废寝食 [fei4 qin3 shi2] /to neglect sleep and food/ 6633 1
廢寢忘餐 废寝忘餐 [[fei4qin3-wang4can1]] /see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fei4qin3-wang4shi2]/ 576 2
廢寢忘食 废寝忘食 [[fei4qin3-wang4shi2]] /(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work/ 941 2
豐衣足食 丰衣足食 [feng1 yi1 zu2 shi2] /having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed/ 6392 1
服食 服食 [[fu2shi2]] /to take (medication, supplements etc)/ 213 2
輔食 辅食 [[fu3shi2]] /complementary food (for an infant)/ 384 2
副食品 副食品 [fu4 shi2 pin3] /non-staple foods/(Tw) solids (food for infants other than breast milk and formula)/ 3305 1
副食 副食 [[fu4shi2]] /non-staple food/ 306 2
固體食物 固体食物 [[gu4ti3 shi2wu4]] /solid foods; solids/ 848 2
寒食 寒食 [han2 shi2] /cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节)/the Qingming festival/ 6995 1
和食 和食 [he2 shi2] /Japanese cuisine/ 5344 1
何不食肉糜 何不食肉糜 [[he2bu4 shi2 rou4mi2]] /(lit.) "Why don't they eat meat porridge?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4di4] when told that his people lacked rice) (saying)/(fig.) to be oblivious to the suffering of ordinary people/ 109 2
褐喉食蜜鳥 褐喉食蜜鸟 [[he4hou2 shi2mi4niao3]] /(bird species of China) brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis)/ 1011 2
黑心食品 黑心食品 [hei1 xin1 shi2 pin3] /contaminated food product unscrupulously marketed as wholesome/ 4064 1
虎毒不食子 虎毒不食子 [hu3 du2 bu4 shi2 zi3] /a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)/even wild beasts look after their young/ 5055 1
護食 护食 [hu4 shi2] /(of a dog etc) to guard its food/ 1383 1
伙 伙 [[huo3]] /(bound form) meals (as in 伙食[huo3shi2])/variant of 夥|伙[huo3]/ 99 2
伙食 伙食 [huo3 shi2] /food/meals/ 5437 1
伙食費 伙食费 [huo3 shi2 fei4] /food expenses/board expenses/meals (cost)/ 5459 1
飢不擇食 饥不择食 [ji1 bu4 ze2 shi2] /when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers/When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives./ 5699 1
積食 积食 [ji1 shi2] /(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)/ 5058 1
即食 即食 [ji2 shi2] /instant (food)/ 5939 1
忌食 忌食 [[ji4shi2]] /(formal) to avoid (certain foods)/ 243 2
煎炸食品 煎炸食品 [jian1 zha2 shi2 pin3] /fried food/ 6642 1
揀飲擇食 拣饮择食 [jian3 yin3 ze2 shi2] /to choose one's food carefully/to be picky/ 4710 1
健康食品 健康食品 [jian4 kang1 shi2 pin3] /health food/ 6596 1
潔食 洁食 [jie2 shi2] /kosher/ 6342 1
節食 节食 [jie2 shi2] /to save food/to go on a diet/ 7160 1
節衣縮食 节衣缩食 [jie2 yi1 suo1 shi2] /to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally/ 6392 1
緊衣縮食 紧衣缩食 [jin3 yi1 suo1 shi2] /see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食[jie2 yi1 suo1 shi2]/ 4919 1
錦衣玉食 锦衣玉食 [jin3 yi1 yu4 shi2] /brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury/extravagance/ 6392 1
禁食 禁食 [jin4 shi2] /to fast/to abstain from eating/to forbid the eating of (certain foods)/a fast/ 3993 1
進食 进食 [[jin4shi2]] /to eat; to take food/ 128 2
精神性厭食症 精神性厌食症 [jing1 shen2 xing4 yan4 shi2 zheng4] /anorexia nervosa/ 7160 1
酒食 酒食 [jiu3 shi2] /food and drink/ 4875 1
絕食 绝食 [jue2 shi2] /to go on a hunger strike/ 7160 1
絕食抗議 绝食抗议 [jue2 shi2 kang4 yi4] /hunger strike/ 6524 1
可食 可食 [ke3 shi2] /edible/ 6875 1
狂飲暴食 狂饮暴食 [[kuang2yin3-bao4shi2]] /(idiom) to eat and drink to excess/ 1001 2
垃圾食品 垃圾食品 [la1 ji1 shi2 pin3] /junk food/ 4964 1
糧食 粮食 [liang2 shi5] /foodstuff/cereals/CL:種|种[zhong3]/ 6347 1
糧食作物 粮食作物 [liang2 shi5 zuo4 wu4] /grain crops/cereals/ 6485 1
零食 零食 [[ling2shi2]] /snack; nibbles/ 781 2
流食 流食 [[liu2shi2]] /(medicine) liquid food/ 907 2
龍口奪食 龙口夺食 [long2 kou3 duo2 shi2] /to harvest hurriedly before rain comes/ 6345 1
綠色食品 绿色食品 [lü4 se4 shi2 pin3] /clean, unadulterated food product/organic food/ 5454 1
祿食 禄食 [lu4 shi2] /official pay/ 6254 1
掠食 掠食 [lüe4 shi2] /to prey on/predation/predatory/ 5413 1
美食 美食 [mei3 shi2] /culinary delicacy/fine food/gourmet food/ 6621 1
美食家 美食家 [mei3 shi2 jia1] /gourmet/ 5705 1
美食荒漠 美食荒漠 [[mei3shi2 huang1mo4]] /culinary desert/ 709 2
美食沙漠 美食沙漠 [[mei3shi2 sha1mo4]] /culinary desert/ 709 2
美食街 美食街 [[mei3shi2jie1]] /food court; food street/ 895 2
覓食 觅食 [mi4 shi2] /to forage/to hunt for food/to scavenge/fig. to make a living/ 6671 1
覓食行為 觅食行为 [mi4 shi2 xing2 wei2] /foraging/ 6671 1
麵食 面食 [mian4 shi2] /food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc/ 5087 1
滅此朝食 灭此朝食 [mie4 ci3 zhao1 shi2] /lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed/anxious to do battle (idiom)/ 6166 1
民以食為天 民以食为天 [min2 yi3 shi2 wei2 tian1] /Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need./Food first, ethical niceties second/ 6392 1
謀食 谋食 [mou2 shi2] /to make a living/to strive to earn a living/ 6691 1
偏食 偏食 [pian1 shi2] /partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy)/having likes and dislikes/partial eclipse/ 6121 1
普食 普食 [[pu3shi2]] /(medicine) regular food/ 490 2
乞食 乞食 [qi3 shi2] /to beg for food/ 6810 1
寢食不安 寝食不安 [[qin3shi2-bu4an1]] /see 寢食難安|寝食难安[qin3shi2-nan2an1]/ 52 2
寢食難安 寝食难安 [[qin3shi2-nan2an1]] /(lit.) unable to sleep or eat in peace (idiom)/(fig.) deeply worried or troubled/ 52 2
輕食 轻食 [qing1 shi2] /light meal; snack/ 1036 1
全食 全食 [quan2 shi2] /total eclipse/ 7160 1
全素食 全素食 [quan2 su4 shi2] /vegan/ 2563 1
缺衣少食 缺衣少食 [que1 yi1 shao3 shi2] /short of food and clothing/destitute/ 6858 1
熱食 热食 [re4 shi2] /hot food/ 6617 1
人為財死,鳥為食亡 人为财死,鸟为食亡 [ren2 wei4 cai2 si3 , niao3 wei4 shi2 wang2] /lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)/fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich/ 4607 1
日環食 日环食 [ri4 huan2 shi2] /an annular eclipse of the sun/ 7160 1
日偏食 日偏食 [ri4 pian1 shi2] /partial eclipse of the sun/ 6121 1
日全食 日全食 [ri4 quan2 shi2] /total eclipse of the sun/ 6637 1
日食 日食 [ri4 shi2] /solar eclipse/ 7092 1
日蝕 日蚀 [ri4 shi2] /variant of 日食[ri4 shi2]/ 4908 1
日月食 日月食 [ri4 yue4 shi2] /eclipsis (of the moon or sun)/ 4123 1
冗食 冗食 [rong3 shi2] /eating without working/ 6236 1
肉食 肉食 [rou4 shi2] /carnivorous/ 6484 1
肉食動物 肉食动物 [[rou4shi2 dong4wu4]] /carnivore/ 91 2
弱肉強食 弱肉强食 [[ruo4rou4-qiang2shi2]] /(lit.) the weak are prey to the strong (idiom)/(fig.) the law of the jungle/ 109 2
三旬九食 三旬九食 [san1 xun2 jiu3 shi2] /lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)/fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation/in dire straits/ 5065 1
膳食纖維 膳食纤维 [shan4 shi2 xian1 wei2] /dietary fiber/ 1281 1
膳食 膳食 [[shan4shi2]] /meals; food/ 901 2
稍食 稍食 [shao1 shi2] /(old) monthly salary of an official/ 4028 1
攝食 摄食 [she4 shi2] /to consume/ 6649 1
生酮飲食 生酮饮食 [sheng1 tong2 yin3 shi2] /ketogenic diet/ 2540 1
生食 生食 [[sheng1shi2]] /to eat raw/raw food/ 38 2
施食 施食 [shi1 shi2] /to give food (as a charity)/"feeding the hungry ghosts" (Buddhist ceremony)/ 5251 1
食 食 [shi2] /to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse/ 5974 1
食補 食补 [shi2 bu3] /tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful)/to eat such foods/ 3667 1
食不果腹 食不果腹 [shi2 bu4 guo3 fu4] /lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)/fig. poverty-stricken/ 5296 1
食不厭精,膾不厭細 食不厌精,脍不厌细 [shi2 bu4 yan4 jing1 , kuai4 bu4 yan4 xi4] /lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)/fig. to be fastidious about one's food/ 4872 1
食不知味 食不知味 [shi2 bu4 zhi1 wei4] /lit. to eat without tasting the food/worried or downhearted (idiom)/ 6151 1
食材 食材 [shi2 cai2] /(food) ingredient/ 2953 1
食槽 食槽 [shi2 cao2] /manger/ 7160 1
食草動物 食草动物 [shi2 cao3 dong4 wu4] /herbivore/ 6828 1
食蟲目 食虫目 [Shi2 chong2 mu4] /Insectivora/ 6171 1
食蟲植物 食虫植物 [shi2 chong2 zhi2 wu4] /insectivorous plant/ 6630 1
食醋 食醋 [shi2 cu4] /table vinegar/ 6831 1
食法 食法 [shi2 fa3] /cooking method/ 6221 1
食俸 食俸 [shi2 feng4] /salary of a public official/to be in government service/ 6254 1
食腐動物 食腐动物 [shi2 fu3 dong4 wu4] /scavenger/ 5793 1
食古不化 食古不化 [shi2 gu3 bu4 hua4] /to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)/to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject/ 5465 1
食火雞 食火鸡 [shi2 huo3 ji1] /cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea/CL:隻|只[zhi1]/ 6630 1
食季 食季 [shi2 ji4] /eclipse season/ 6637 1
食具 食具 [shi2 ju4] /tableware/ 4896 1
食菌 食菌 [shi2 jun4] /edible mushroom/ 5146 1
食客 食客 [shi2 ke4] /diner (in a restaurant etc)/hanger-on/sponger/ 6126 1
食糧 食粮 [shi2 liang2] /food cereals/ 6880 1
食料 食料 [shi2 liao4] /foodstuff/ 6627 1
食祿 食禄 [shi2 lu4] /to draw government pay/to be in public service/salary of an official/ 6254 1
食品加工機 食品加工机 [shi2 pin3 jia1 gong1 ji1] /food processor/ 6632 1
食品攤 食品摊 [shi2 pin3 tan1] /food vendor's stand/ 3103 1
食譜 食谱 [shi2 pu3] /cookbook/recipe/diet/CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4]/ 5631 1
食頃 食顷 [shi2 qing3] /a short moment/ 6237 1
食人 食人 [shi2 ren2] /man-eating (beast)/to eat people/fig. to oppress the people/ 6680 1
食人魔 食人魔 [shi2 ren2 mo2] /ogre/ 4032 1
食人鯊 食人鲨 [shi2 ren2 sha1] /man-eating shark/same as 大白鯊|大白鲨[da4 bai2 sha1], great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)/ 5817 1
食人俗 食人俗 [shi2 ren2 su2] /cannibalism/ 5015 1
食人魚 食人鱼 [shi2 ren2 yu2] /piranha/ 3380 1
食肉 食肉 [shi2 rou4] /carnivorous/ 5915 1
食肉類 食肉类 [shi2 rou4 lei4] /carnivorous species/ 6993 1
食肉目 食肉目 [shi2 rou4 mu4] /Carnivora, order of carnivores within Mammalia/ 6656 1
食肉寢皮 食肉寝皮 [shi2 rou4 qin3 pi2] /to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb/implacable hatred/to have sb's guts for garters/ 5899 1
食色 食色 [shi2 se4] /food and sex/appetite and lust/ 6770 1
食色性也 食色性也 [shi2 se4 xing4 ye3] /Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4)./By nature we desire food and sex./ 6770 1
食肆 食肆 [shi2 si4] /restaurant/eatery/ 5290 1
食宿 食宿 [shi2 su4] /board and lodging/room and board/ 4871 1
食堂 食堂 [shi2 tang2] /dining hall; cafeteria/CL:個|个[ge4],間|间[jian1]/ 1538 1
食荼臥棘 食荼卧棘 [shi2 tu2 wo4 ji2] /to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people/ 6392 1
食玩 食玩 [shi2 wan2] /small toy or figurine included with a food product/DIY candy kit/ 2077 1
食物及藥品管理局 食物及药品管理局 [shi2 wu4 ji2 yao4 pin3 guan3 li3 ju2] /US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)/ 7160 1
食物鏈 食物链 [shi2 wu4 lian4] /food chain/ 7092 1
食物中毒 食物中毒 [shi2 wu4 zhong4 du2] /food poisoning/ 6433 1
食蟹獴 食蟹獴 [shi2 xie4 meng3] /see 蟹獴[xie4 meng3]/ 5951 1
食言而肥 食言而肥 [shi2 yan2 er2 fei2] /lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom)/fig. not to live up to one's promises/ 5440 1
食衣住行 食衣住行 [shi2 yi1 zhu4 xing2] /see 衣食住行[yi1 shi2 zhu4 xing2]/ 4848 1
食蟻獸 食蚁兽 [shi2 yi3 shou4] /ant-eater (several different species)/ 6946 1
食油 食油 [shi2 you2] /cooking oil/ 7092 1
食慾 食欲 [shi2 yu4] /appetite/ 7160 1
食玉炊桂 食玉炊桂 [shi2 yu4 chui1 gui4] /food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom)/the cost of living is very high/ 4383 1
食之無味,棄之不甘 食之无味,弃之不甘 [shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 bu4 gan1] /see 食之無味,棄之可惜|食之无味,弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]/ 4595 1
食之無味,棄之可惜 食之无味,弃之可惜 [shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1] /lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)/fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them/ 4595 1
食指 食指 [shi2 zhi3] /index finger/(literary) mouths to feed/ 2219 1
食安 食安 [[shi2an1]] /food safety (abbr. for 食品安全[shi2pin3 an1quan2] or 食物安全[shi2wu4 an1quan2])/ 317 2
食道 食道 [[shi2dao4]] /esophagus; gullet/(old) the proper way to eat/(old) food transportation route/ 778 2
食道癌 食道癌 [[shi2dao4ai2]] /esophageal cancer/ 49 2
食管 食管 [[shi2guan3]] /esophagus; gullet/(Tw) regulation of food safety and sanitation (abbr. for 食品衛生管理|食品卫生管理[shi2pin3 wei4sheng1 guan3li3])/ 778 2
食管癌 食管癌 [[shi2guan3ai2]] /esophageal cancer/ 49 2
食量 食量 [[shi2liang4]] /quantity of food one eats; food intake/ 938 2
食療 食疗 [[shi2liao2]] /(TCM) food therapy; treatment via food/ 905 2
食腦蟲 食脑虫 [[shi2nao3chong2]] /brain-eating amoeba (Naegleria fowleri)/ 152 2
食品 食品 [[shi2pin3]] /foodstuff; food; provisions/ 306 2
食肉動物 食肉动物 [[shi2rou4 dong4wu4]] /carnivore/ 91 2
食屍鬼 食尸鬼 [[shi2shi1gui3]] /ghoul/ 497 2
食水 食水 [[shi2shui3]] /(Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong) drinking water/ 842 2
食物 食物 [[shi2wu4]] /food/ 306 2
食性 食性 [[shi2xing4]] /diet (of an animal)/food preferences; eating habits (of a person)/ 8 2
食言 食言 [[shi2yan2]] /to break one's promise/ 915 2
食鹽 食盐 [[shi2yan2]] /edible salt; table salt/ 401 2
食用 食用 [[shi2yong4]] /to eat; to consume/edible/ 929 2
食用油 食用油 [[shi2yong4you2]] /cooking oil/ 362 2
食指大動 食指大动 [[shi2zhi3-da4dong4]] /(idiom) to be excited to dig into the delicious food/ 893 2
世界糧食署 世界粮食署 [shi4 jie4 liang2 shi5 shu3] /World food program (United Nations aid agency)/ 6721 1
蔬食 蔬食 [shu1 shi2] /vegetarian meal/vegetarian diet/ 7160 1
熟食 熟食 [shu2 shi2] /cooked food/prepared food/deli food/ 4784 1
熟食店 熟食店 [[shu2shi2dian4]] /deli; delicatessen/ 934 2
率獸食人 率兽食人 [shuai4 shou4 shi2 ren2] /lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people/ 6392 1
爽心美食 爽心美食 [shuang3 xin1 mei3 shi2] /comfort food/ 6157 1
食 食 [si4] /to feed (a person or animal)/ 2439 1
速食店 速食店 [su4 shi2 dian4] /fast food shop/ 6932 1
速食麵 速食面 [su4 shi2 mian4] /instant noodles/ 6736 1
素食者 素食者 [su4 shi2 zhe3] /vegetarian/ 7160 1
素食主義 素食主义 [su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4] /vegetarianism/ 5682 1
速食 速食 [[su4shi2]] /(of food) fast; instant/(Tw) fast food/ 902 2
素食 素食 [[su4shi2]] /vegetarian food/to eat a vegetarian diet/ 887 2
縮衣節食 缩衣节食 [suo1 yi1 jie2 shi2] /to economize on clothes and food/to scrimp and save (idiom)/ 5619 1
貪食 贪食 [[tan1shi2]] /gluttonous; greedy/ 929 2
堂食 堂食 [[tang2shi2]] /to eat in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶|外带[wai4dai4])/(restaurant) dine-in service/ 606 2
甜食 甜食 [tian2 shi2] /dessert/sweet/ 7160 1
挑食 挑食 [tiao1 shi2] /to be picky about food/ 5788 1
調理食品 调理食品 [[tiao2li3 shi2pin3]] /precooked food/ 907 2
停食 停食 [ting2 shi2] /(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)/ 5058 1
同類相食 同类相食 [tong2 lei4 xiang1 shi2] /cannibalism/ 6896 1
吞食 吞食 [tun1 shi2] /to devour/ 7160 1
外食 外食 [[wai4shi2]] /to eat out/food brought in from outside; food not purchased within the premises/ 538 2
外食族 外食族 [[wai4shi2zu2]] /people who regularly eat out/ 538 2
忘餐廢寢 忘餐废寝 [[wang4can1-fei4qin3]] /see 廢寢忘食|废寝忘食[fei4qin3-wang4shi2]/ 576 2
餵食 喂食 [wei4 shi2] /to feed/ 5934 1
搵食 揾食 [wen4 shi2] /to earn one's living (Cantonese)/Mandarin equivalent: 謀生|谋生[mou2 sheng1]/ 6121 1
無麩質飲食 无麸质饮食 [[wu2fu1zhi4 yin3shi2]] /gluten-free diet/ 445 2
誤食 误食 [[wu4shi2]] /to accidentally eat; to inadvertently ingest/ 929 2
吸食 吸食 [xi1 shi2] /(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc)/(of a person) to take (a narcotic drug)/to drink through a straw/ 2019 1
消食 消食 [xiao1 shi2] /to aid digestion/ 4470 1
消食兒 消食儿 [xiao1 shi2 r5] /erhua variant of 消食[xiao1 shi2]/ 5152 1
宵衣旰食 宵衣旰食 [xiao1 yi1 gan4 shi2] /to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)/diligently attending to official matters/ 4110 1
小食 小食 [[xiao3shi2]] /snack; nibbles/ 781 2
小食中心 小食中心 [[xiao3shi2 zhong1xin1]] /(Malaysia) food court/ 219 2
厭食 厌食 [yan4 shi2] /anorexia/ 7160 1
厭食症 厌食症 [yan4 shi2 zheng4] /anorexia/ 4754 1
藥補不如食補 药补不如食补 [yao4 bu3 bu4 ru2 shi2 bu3] /the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition/ 5393 1
藥食同源 药食同源 [yao4 shi2 tong2 yuan2] /lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)/fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine/ 5044 1
衣單食薄 衣单食薄 [yi1 dan1 shi2 bo2] /thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty/destitute/ 6392 1
衣食 衣食 [yi1 shi2] /clothes and food/ 7109 1
衣食父母 衣食父母 [yi1 shi2 fu4 mu3] /the people one depends upon for one's livelihood/one's bread and butter/ 6190 1
衣食無憂 衣食无忧 [yi1 shi2 wu2 you1] /not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom)/to be provided with the basic necessities/ 4606 1
衣食無虞 衣食无虞 [yi1 shi2 wu2 yu2] /not having to worry about food and clothes (idiom)/provided with the basic necessities/ 5611 1
衣食住行 衣食住行 [[yi1-shi2-zhu4-xing2]] /(lit.) clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)/(fig.) people's basic needs/ 109 2
異食癖 异食癖 [yi4 shi2 pi3] /pica (medicine)/ 4487 1
因噎廢食 因噎废食 [yin1 ye1 fei4 shi2] /lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face/to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk/ 6392 1
飲食 饮食 [yin3 shi2] /eating and drinking/food and drink; diet/ 1328 1
飲食療養 饮食疗养 [yin3 shi2 liao2 yang3] /diet/ 7160 1
誘食劑 诱食剂 [you4 shi2 ji4] /feeding attractant/phagostimulant/ 2439 1
育樂 育乐 [yu4 le4] /(Tw) (abbr. for 教育與娛樂|教育与娱乐[jiao4 yu4 yu3 yu2 le4]) education and entertainment, the 5th and 6th aspects of life beyond the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter and transportation 食衣住行[shi2 yi1 zhu4 xing2]/(sometimes used to signify edutainment or just recreation)/ 2057 1
月偏食 月偏食 [yue4 pian1 shi2] /partial eclipse of the moon/ 6121 1
月全食 月全食 [yue4 quan2 shi2] /total lunar eclipse/ 6126 1
月蝕 月蚀 [yue4 shi2] /variant of 月食[yue4 shi2]/ 4907 1
月食 月食 [yue4 shi2] /lunar eclipse/eclipse of the moon/ 7160 1
雜食 杂食 [za2 shi2] /omnivorous (zoology)/snacks/a varied diet/ 2041 1
雜食動物 杂食动物 [za2 shi2 dong4 wu4] /omnivore/ 7092 1
擇食 择食 [ze2 shi2] /to be picky (food)/ 4721 1
鐘鳴鼎食 钟鸣鼎食 [zhong1 ming2 ding3 shi2] /extravagant lifestyle/ 6859 1
主食 主食 [[zhu3shi2]] /staple food/ 920 2
轉基因食品 转基因食品 [zhuan3 ji1 yin1 shi2 pin3] /genetically modified (GM) food/ 6190 1
啄食 啄食 [zhuo2 shi2] /(of a bird) to peck at food/ 4267 1
自食惡果 自食恶果 [zi4 shi2 e4 guo3] /lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom)/fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions/to stew in one's own juice/ 4290 1
自食苦果 自食苦果 [zi4 shi2 ku3 guo3] /see 自食惡果|自食恶果[zi4 shi2 e4 guo3]/ 3785 1
自食其果 自食其果 [zi4 shi2 qi2 guo3] /to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action/to reap what one has sown/ 6392 1
自食其力 自食其力 [zi4 shi2 qi2 li4] /lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)/fig. to stand on one's own feet/to earn one's own living/ 5376 1
自由素食主義 自由素食主义 [zi4 you2 su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4] /Freeganism/ 6152 1

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