衣來伸手，飯來開口
yī​lái​shēn​shǒu​fàn​lái​kāi​kǒu

to lead an idle and pampered life

  • created sense approved 衣来伸手，饭来开口/衣來伸手，飯來開口 · yī​lái​shēn​shǒu​fàn​lái​kāi​kǒu · to lead an idle and pampered life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衣来伸手，饭来开口 / 衣來伸手，飯來開口

    yī​lái​shēn​shǒu​fàn​lái​kāi​kǒu

    to lead an idle and pampered life

    to stretch out one's hands when clothes are offered and open one's mouth when food is served; describes being lazy and expecting everything to be done for oneself

    衣 (literal) → 衣 · yī · clothing 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · in order to 伸手 (literal) → 伸手 · shēn​shǒu · to reach out ， (non_chinese) 饭 (literal) → 饭/飯 · fàn · meal 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · in order to 开口 (literal) → 开口/開口 · kāi​kǒu · to open one's mouth

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    created sense