chī​láo​fàn

to be imprisoned

  • created sense approved 吃牢饭/吃牢飯 · chī​láo​fàn · to be imprisoned — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃牢饭 / 吃牢飯

    chī​láo​fàn

    to be imprisoned

    to serve time in prison; to have been jailed

    吃, 牢饭

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to live on 牢 (literal) → 牢 · láo · prison 饭 (literal) → 饭/飯 · fàn · meal

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 吃牢饭/吃牢飯 · chī​láo​fàn · to live off the state — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃牢饭 / 吃牢飯

    chī​láo​fàn

    to live off the state

    (Taiwan colloquial, sarcastic) to live off the prison system by getting free meals

    吃, 牢饭

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to live on 牢 (literal) → 牢 · láo · prison 饭 (literal) → 饭/飯 · fàn · meal

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense