吃裡爬外 chī lǐ pá wài

DEFINITIONS

  1. to work against the interests of sb one derives support from
  2. to double-cross one's employer
  3. to bite the hand that feeds you

CHARACTERS

吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
裡 lǐ inside, interior, within
爬 pá
HSK 3
crawl, creep; climb; scramble
外 wài
HSK 2
out, outside, external; foreign