eat without working; useless; incompetent
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb phrase
to eat without working; to be a parasite; to be useless
derogatoryA colloquial, often derogatory idiom used to criticize someone who consumes resources (like food or a salary) without contributing any work or value. It implies laziness and incompetence.
Nǐ你
bié别
xiǎo小
qiáo瞧
rén人
，
wǒ我
men们
bú不
shì是
chī吃
gān干
fàn饭
de的
。
Don't look down on us; we're not useless people who just eat and do nothing.
Gōng公
sī司
bú不
yǎng养
chī吃
gān干
fàn饭
de的
rén人
，
měi每
gè个
rén人
dōu都
děi得
chuàng创
zào造
jià价
zhí值
。
The company doesn't keep people who just eat without working; everyone must create value.
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Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
dāi待
zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
jiù就
shì是
gè个
chī吃
gān干
fàn饭
de的
。
He stays at home all day; he's practically just freeloading.
Zhè这
gè个
bù部
mén门
bù不
néng能
dōu都
shì是
chī吃
gān干
fàn饭
de的
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
shí实
gàn干
jiā家
。
This department can't be full of people who don't work; we need doers.