hùn​fàn​chī

to scrape a living

  • created sense approved 混饭吃/混飯吃 · hùn​fàn​chī · to scrape a living — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    混饭吃 / 混飯吃

    hùn​fàn​chī

    to scrape a living

    to engage in a job or task just to make a living; can be used modestly to describe one's own work

    混, 饭吃

    混饭 (literal) → 混饭/混飯 · hùn​fàn · to scrape by 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to live on

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 混饭吃/混飯吃 · hùn​fàn​chī · to drift along — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    混饭吃 / 混飯吃

    hùn​fàn​chī

    to drift along

    to get by with a job or life without being serious or having a real purpose; to muddle through work just for the paycheck

    混, 饭吃

    混饭 (literal) → 混饭/混飯 · hùn​fàn · to scrape by 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to live on

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

    created sense