chī
gān
fàn

idiom

Meaning of 吃干饭

吃干饭 means to eat without working; to be a parasite; to be useless. Pronounced chī gān fàn.

  • to eat without working; to be a parasite; to be useless

Definitions & Examples

bié
xiǎo
qiáo
rén
 
men
shì
chī
gān
fàn
de
 

Don't look down on us; we're not useless people who just eat and do nothing.

Gōng
yǎng
chī
gān
fàn
de
rén
 
měi
rén
dōu
děi
chuàng
zào
jià
zhí
 

The company doesn't keep people who just eat without working; everyone must create value.

zhěng
tiān
dāi
zài
jiā
 
jiǎn
zhí
jiù
shì
chī
gān
fàn
de
 

He stays at home all day; he's practically just freeloading.

Zhè
mén
néng
dōu
shì
chī
gān
fàn
de
 
men
yào
shí
gàn
jiā
 

This department can't be full of people who don't work; we need doers.