吃大户 chī dà hù

(of sb who has no income) to rely on others

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (of sb who has no income) to rely on others
  2. 2. to demand a "contribution" or "loan" from a business or wealthy individual
  3. 3. to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine)

Characters

Character Meaning
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
户 hù HSK 4
a household; family; door