Meaning of 吃里爬外
吃里爬外 means to bite the hand that feeds you; to accept benefits from one party while secretly working for the opposing party. Pronounced chī lǐ pá wài.
- to bite the hand that feeds you; to accept benefits from one party while secretly working for the opposing party
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zuò作
wéi为
gōng公
sī司
gāo高
guǎn管
，
jìng竟
rán然
chī吃
lǐ里
pá爬
wài外
，
bǎ把
jī机
mì密
mài卖
gěi给
le了
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
。
As a company executive, he actually bit the hand that fed him and sold secrets to a competitor.
Nà那
ge个
qiú球
yuán员
ná拿
zhe着
wǒ我
men们
duì队
de的
xīn薪
shuǐ水
，
què却
zài在
chǎng场
shàng上
chī吃
lǐ里
pá爬
wài外
，
gěi给
duì对
shǒu手
chuán传
qiú球
。
That player takes our team's salary but on the court bites the hand that feeds him, passing the ball to the opponent.
Tā他
zhè这
zhǒng种
rén人
，
chī吃
lǐ里
pá爬
wài外
，
zǒng总
yǒu有
yī一
tiān天
huì会
zhòng众
pàn叛
qīn亲
lí离
。
Someone like him, who bites the hand that feeds him, will end up being deserted by all one day.