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吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
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to eat, drink and be merry (idiom);
to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
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吃得开
chī de kāi
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to be popular;
to be getting on well;
much in demand
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吃紧
chī jǐn
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in short supply;
dire;
tense;
critical;
hard-pressed;
important
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省吃俭用
shěng chī jiǎn yòng
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to live frugally;
to economize on food and clothing;
to scrimp and save
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吃官司
chī guān sī
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to face legal action;
to get sued
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吃水
chī shuǐ
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drinking water;
to obtain water (for daily needs);
to absorb water;
draft (of ship)
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吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo
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hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
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狗吃屎
gǒu chī shǐ
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to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
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吃不开
chī bu kāi
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be unpopular;
won't work
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吃闲饭
chī xián fàn
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to live as a parasite;
doing nothing to earn one's keep
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吃闭门羹
chī bì mén gēng
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to be refused entrance (idiom);
to find the door closed
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吃哑巴亏
chī yǎ ba kuī
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to be forced to suffer in silence;
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
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坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
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lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom);
fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
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一口吃不成胖子
yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi
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lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb);
fig. learn to walk before you run
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一口吃个胖子
yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi
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lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb);
fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible;
to be impatient for success
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一口吃個胖子
yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi
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lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb);
fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible;
to be impatient for success
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三个和尚没水吃
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ chī
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see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1]
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三個和尚沒水吃
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ chī
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see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1]
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不干不净，吃了没病
bù gān bù jìng ， chī le méi bìng
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a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb);
a couple of germs won't do you any harm
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不乾不淨，吃了沒病
bù gān bù jìng ， chī le méi bìng
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a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb);
a couple of germs won't do you any harm
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不是吃素的
bù shì chī sù de
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not to be trifled with;
to be reckoned with
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不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán ， chī kuī zài yǎn qián
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(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
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不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán ， chī kuī zài yǎn qián
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(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
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乱吃
luàn chī
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to eat indiscriminately
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亂吃
luàn chī
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to eat indiscriminately
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