Monday, December 9, 2013

"Eat" (吃chī) in Chinese Culture


中国吃的文化
zhōng guó chī de wén huà
"Eat" (吃chī) in Chinese Culture

岗位 = 饭碗
gǎng wèi = fàn wǎn
Job

谋生/受雇 = 糊口/混饭
mòu shēng/shòu gù = hú kǒu/hùn fàn
Be employed

混得好 = 吃得开
hùn de hǎo = chī de kāi
Well done

受欢迎 = 吃香
shòu huān yíng = chī xiāng
Be welcome

受单独照顾 = 吃小灶
shòu dān dú zhào gù = chī xiǎo zhào
Separate care

不干活,花积蓄 = 吃老本儿
bú gàn huó, huā jī xù = chī lǎo běnr
No job and cost savings

活干太多了觉得累 = 吃不消
huó gàn tài duō le jué de lèi = chī bù xiāo
It's too much to take

受委屈或有经济损失 = 吃亏
shòu5 wěi qū huò yǒu jīng jì sǔn shī = chī kuī 
Suffer losses

没事找事 = 吃饱了撑的
méi shì zhǎo shì = chī bǎo lē chēng de 
Ask for trouble

犹豫不决 = 吃不准
yóu yù bù jué = chī bù zhǔn
In hesitation

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