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吃里爬外
chī​lǐ​pá​wài

to bite the hand that feeds you

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 吃 chī nounverb
    to live on
    to rely on a certain source for one's livelihood
  2. 里 裡 lǐ locative
    inside
    internal; interior; inside
  3. 爬 pá verb
    to crawl
    To crawl or creep; describes humans moving on hands and knees or insects and reptiles moving close to the ground.
  4. 外 wài
    betray
    to betray; to turn against; to become disloyal