jiē​lái​shí

Here! Come eat!

Senses

嗟来食/ 嗟來食 jiē​lái​shí Here! Come eat!

a rude or grudging command to a person to come and eat charity

嗟来食/ 嗟來食 jiē​lái​shí handout given in contempt

food or charity offered with an insulting attitude; an ungracious handout that a person of integrity would refuse. Also written as 嗟来之食 jiē​lái​zhī​shí

References

variant 嗟来食/嗟來食 嗟来之食/嗟來之食
same_as 嗟来之食/嗟來之食 嗟来食/嗟來食