白白食

Chinese

		in vain; to no purpose; for nothing in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; unsuccessfully; without compensation; without payment	eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed
trad. (白白食)		白白	食
simp. #(白白食)		白白	食

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-pe̍h-chia̍h / pe̍eh-pe̍eh-chia̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-pe̍h-chia̍h
    • Tâi-lô: pe̍h-pe̍h-tsia̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: peqpeqciah
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siaʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍eh-pe̍eh-chia̍h
    • Tâi-lô: pe̍eh-pe̍eh-tsia̍h
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

Verb

白白食

1. (Hokkien) to eat for free
2. (Hokkien) to eat rice without toppings or side dishes
3. (Xiamen Hokkien) to eat toppings or side dishes without rice

Synonyms

• (to eat for free): 白吃 (báichī), 白食 (báishí); (Cantonese) 黐餐
• (to eat without paying): 食霸王餐

Derived terms

• 天下沒有白吃的午餐／天下没有白吃的午餐 (tiānxià méiyǒu báichī de wǔcān)