jiē​lái​shí

Here! Come eat!

  • created reference approved 嗟来食/嗟來食 → 嗟来之食/嗟來之食 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    嗟来食 / 嗟來食 jiē​lái​shí

    嗟来之食 / 嗟來之食 jiē​lái​zhī​shí

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 嗟来食/嗟來食 · jiē​lái​shí · Here! Come eat! — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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 (literal) → 嗟 · jiē · hey 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 嗟来食/嗟來食 · jiē​lái​shí · handout given in contempt — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|嗟來之食|jie1 lai2 zhi1 shi2]]

    嗟 (literal) → 嗟 · jiē · hey 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · food

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

    created sense