吃开口饭 chīkāikǒufàn to make a living through speaking or performing Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 吃 chī nounverb to live on to rely on a certain source for one's livelihood开口 開口 kāikǒu verb + noun to open one's mouth to open one's mouth; to start to talk; to speak out or make a request饭 飯 fàn noun meal a meal; daily food