吃白飯

Chinese

		to eat	gratis, unearned	food; cuisine; cooked rice food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal
trad. (吃白飯)		吃	白	飯
simp. (吃白饭)		吃	白	饭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chī báifàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chī báifàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chih báifàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹ pai²-fan⁴
    • Yale: chr̄ bái-fàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chy bairfann
    • Palladius: чи байфань (či bajfanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ fän⁵¹/

Verb

吃白飯

1. (set phrase, derogatory) to live off the labour of other people; to gain unduly; to freeload

Synonyms

• 素餐 (sùcān)
• 不勞而獲／不劳而获 (bùláo'érhuò)