chī​xián​fàn

to lead an idle life

  • created sense approved 吃闲饭/吃閒飯 · chī​xián​fàn · to lead an idle life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃闲饭 / 吃閒飯

    chī​xián​fàn

    to lead an idle life

    To eat without working; to be a loafer who gets paid or fed without doing any work.

    吃, 闲饭

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to live on 闲 (literal) → 闲/閒 · xián · idle 饭 (literal) → 饭/飯 · fàn · meal

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 吃闲饭/吃閒飯 · chī​xián​fàn · to be unemployed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃闲饭 / 吃閒飯

    chī​xián​fàn

    to be unemployed

    To be out of work and lack an income.

    吃, 闲饭

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to live on 闲 (literal) → 闲/閒 · xián · idle 饭 (literal) → 饭/飯 · fàn · meal

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

    created sense