吃里扒外

Traditional: 吃裡扒外

chī lǐ pá wài

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds

What does 吃里扒外 mean?

吃里扒外 (chī lǐ pá wài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds

Character breakdown

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吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]扒bāto peel · to skin 外wàioutside · in addition

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