Eating Idioms, Part 2
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ID: QW0188
Intermediate
The Qing Wen team started off this 3-part series with a number of idioms referring to actual foodstuffs. In this Chinese lesson, they cover expressions in which abstract concepts are "eaten," such as "bitterness," "fragrance," and "power." Listen in to learn what they're all about.
Connie,John,Jen
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吃软饭
chī ruǎnfàn 吃软饭
to live off of a rich woman
吃苦
chīkǔ 吃苦
to eat bitter
中国人很能吃苦
Zhōngguórén 中国人hěn 很néng 能chīkǔ 吃苦
Chinese people are very capable of enduring hardship.
他那么穷你嫁给他会吃苦的
tā 他nàme 那么qióng 穷nǐ 你jiàgěi 嫁给tā 他huì 会chīkǔ 吃苦de 的
He's so poor, if you marry him, you're going to suffer.
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