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白吃
bái​chī

to eat for free

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 天下没有白吃的午餐 tiān​xià​méi​yǒu​bái​chī​de​wǔ​cān there is no such thing as a free lunch
    (proverb) nothing can be achieved without effort or cost; there is no such thing as getting something for nothing
  • 白吃白喝 bái​chī​bái​hē to freeload
    to eat and drink without paying; to live off others