啃老

kěn lǎo

Dictionary entry

(coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood

What does 啃老 mean?

啃老 (kěn lǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood

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啃kěnto gnaw · to nibble 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)

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啃老

kěn lǎo

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