吃闲饭

Traditional: 吃閒飯

chī xián fàn

Dictionary entry

to lead an idle life; to be a loafer

What does 吃闲饭 mean?

吃闲饭 (chī xián fàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to lead an idle life; to be a loafer

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吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)闲xiánenclosure · (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle 饭fàncooked rice · CL:碗[wan3]

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吃闲饭

chī xián fàn

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