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大吃特吃
dà chī tè chī
  1. 1 to gorge oneself with food
吃软不吃硬 | 吃軟不吃硬
chī ruǎn bù chī yìng
  1. 1 lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)
  2. 2 amenable to coaxing but not coercion
敬酒不吃吃罚酒 | 敬酒不吃吃罰酒
jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ
  1. 1 to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit
  2. 2 fig. to hesitate to do sth until forced to do even more
吃硬不吃软 | 吃硬不吃軟
chī yìng bù chī ruǎn
  1. 1 susceptible to force but not persuasion
靠山吃山,靠水吃水
kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make the best use of local resources
  3. 3 to exploit one's position to advance oneself
  4. 4 to find one's niche
  5. 5 to live off the land
软硬不吃 | 軟硬不吃
ruǎn yìng bù chī
  1. 1 unmoved by force or persuasion
多吃多占 | 多吃多佔
duō chī duō zhàn
  1. 1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
吃错药 | 吃錯藥
chī cuò yào
  1. 1 (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine
  2. 2 (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual
  3. 3 abnormal
吃吃
chī chī
  1. 1 (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
  2. 2 sound of stammering
吃饱撑着 | 吃飽撐著
chī bǎo chēng zhe
  1. 1 having nothing better to do
吃闭门羹 | 吃閉門羹
chī bì mén gēng
  1. 1 to be refused entrance (idiom)
  2. 2 to find the door closed
吃小灶 | 吃小竈
chī xiǎo zào
  1. 1 to be given special treatment
  2. 2 to be treated in a favored way
吃得开 | 吃得開
chī de kāi
  1. 1 to be popular
  2. 2 to be getting on well
  3. 3 much in demand
吃大户 | 吃大戶
chī dà hù
  1. 1 to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine)
  2. 2 (of sb who has no income) to rely on others
  3. 3 to demand a "contribution" or "loan" from a business or wealthy individual
吃皇粮 | 吃皇糧
chī huáng liáng
  1. 1 lit. to eat from government coffers
  2. 2 to serve as a government employee
  3. 3 to live off government money
吃鸭蛋 | 吃鴨蛋
chī yā dàn
  1. 1 (fig.) to score 0 (on a test, in competition etc)
试吃品 | 試吃品
shì chī pǐn
  1. 1 food sample
礼教吃人 | 禮教吃人
lǐ jiào chī rén
  1. 1 sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics
大吃一惊 | 大吃一驚
dà chī yī jīng
  1. 1 to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
  2. 2 gobsmacked
吃奶的气力 | 吃奶的氣力
chī nǎi de qì lì
  1. 1 utmost effort