吃牢饭

Traditional: 吃牢飯

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Dictionary entry

(coll.) to serve time in prison; (Tw) (sarcastic) to live off the prison system (getting free meals)

What does 吃牢饭 mean?

吃牢饭 (chī láo fàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(coll.) to serve time in prison; (Tw) (sarcastic) to live off the prison system (getting free meals)

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吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)牢láo(literary) pen; fold (for livestock) · prison; jail 饭fàncooked rice · CL:碗[wan3]

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吃牢饭

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