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令人吃惊
lìng rén chī jīng
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to shock;
to amaze
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令人吃驚
lìng rén chī jīng
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to shock;
to amaze
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偷吃
tōu chī
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to eat on the sly;
to pilfer food;
to be unfaithful
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兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
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A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
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兔子不吃窩邊草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
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A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
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分灶吃饭
fēn zào chī fàn
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"meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC
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分竈吃飯
fēn zào chī fàn
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"meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC
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包吃包住
bāo chī bāo zhù
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to provide full board
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又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r hǎo ， yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
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see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]
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又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r hǎo ， yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
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see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]
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又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r pǎo ， yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
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lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom);
fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
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又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r pǎo ， yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
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lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom);
fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
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可吃
kě chī
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edible
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吃一堑，长一智
chī yī qiàn ， zhǎng yī zhì
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Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
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吃一塹，長一智
chī yī qiàn ， zhǎng yī zhì
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Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
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吃不上
chī bu shàng
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unable to get anything to eat;
to miss a meal
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吃不下
chī bu xià
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not feel like eating;
be unable to eat any more
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吃不了兜着走
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
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lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom);
fig. you'll have to take the consequences
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吃不了兜著走
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
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lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom);
fig. you'll have to take the consequences
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吃不住
chī bu zhù
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to be unable to bear or support
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吃不来
chī bu lái
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to be unaccustomed to certain food;
to not be keen on certain food
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吃不來
chī bu lái
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to be unaccustomed to certain food;
to not be keen on certain food
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吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸
chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān
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sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop);
lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
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吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸
chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suān
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sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop);
lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
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吃不服
chī bu fú
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not be accustomed to eating sth;
not be used to certain food
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