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(*ㄐㄧˊ [ji2] ). [Interch. 喫]
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吃得 eatable;
吃不得 (person) must not eat, not eatable;
吃不了 (person)cannot finish food portion, (thing) insupportable:;
好吃的 good to eat;
好難吃 very unpalatable;
吃不下 (person) cannot take food, (food) unpalatable;
窮得吃不上了 so poor that one has nothing to eat;
吃飯 take a meal;
吃飯了沒有 have you already eaten? also see 2↓;
吃酒 drink wine;
吃花酒 attend dinner with singsong girls;
吃喜酒 go to wedding feast;
吃煙 smoke;
吃大煙 smoke opium;
有吃有喝 have plenty to eat and drink;
吃喝不盡 enough to live on for life;
吃犒勞 (shop employees, etc). eat special dinner on holidays;
吃豆腐 to enjoy s.t. at s.o.’s expense,also flirt with girl;
吃獨食 will not share (gain, profit) with others;
吃瓦片 live off rentals;
吃西北風 feeding on cold wind--having nothing to eat.
(2) To depend (on job, person) for a living, to eat off (s.o.): 一家子吃他一個人 the whole family depend on him alone for living;
這個飯不容易吃 this is a hard way to earn a living;
吃大戶 eat off a rich person in times of famine;
吃喝不分 fare and share all together;
吃現成 (兒) 飯 live off s.t. without work;
吃你的，吃我的 board provided by you, by myself.
(3) to bear, receive, take (in many senses, as insults, bullets, etc.): 吃不消 cannot bear any longer (job, way of living);
吃槍彈，吃一刀 receive a shot, a knife cut;
吃黑棗兒 be shot as punishment;
吃罪 [chi1zui4]↓;
吃驚 [chi1jing1], 吃力 [chi1li4], 吃苦 [chi1ku3]↓;
吃便宜 take advantage of others;
吃官司 be involved in lawsuit;
吃掛絡兒 get into lawsuit by being involved with others;
吃墨紙 [chi1mo4zhi3]↓.
(4) To take advantage of, to overcome, absorb, cover up, displace: 吃棋子 to take off opponent's piece at chess;
吃軟不吃硬 bully the weak but yield to one who can fight back;
這船吃多深水 what is the displacement of this ship;
屋簷被那堵牆吃住了 the roof is blocked from view by that wall;
淺黃色被深紅吃住 light yellow loses its color when placed next to crimson;
我的錢被小偷吃去了 my money was pilfered by pickpocket;
吃那廝騙了 was swindled by that fellow.
2.吃錢 [chi1qian2], phr., to take bribe.
3.吃的 [chi1de0], n., things to eat: 吃的穿的都有 have enough food and clothing.
4.吃館子 [chi1guan3zi0], v.i., to dine out at restaurant.
5.吃喝兒 [chi1he0er0], n., foodstuffs: 吃喝兒太貴 foodstuffs are too expensive.
6.吃齋 [chi1zhai1], v.i., take vegetarian food (a Budd. vow).
7.吃勁 [chi1jin4], adj., (work) takes a lot of strength to do.
8.吃緊 [chi1jin3], v.i., (trun of events) becomes critical, (hear bad news from the war, etc.).
9.吃驚 [chi1jing1], v.i., get a fright: 吃一大驚 get a shock.
10.吃重 [chi1zhong4], v.i., bear the brunt of burden.
11.吃虧 [chi1kui1], (1) V.i., to take a loss, not receive what is due: 吃個大虧 take a bad loss (in deal); V.i., 好漢不吃眼前虧 a wise man does not fight when the odds are against him--beautiful term for collaboration; (2) conj., unfortunately: 吃虧他不在此 unfortunately he is not here (and so misses a good opportuntiy).
12.吃苦 [chi1ku3], v.i., (1) to suffer: 他要吃苦了 he is going to pay for it; (2) have the capacity for enduring hardships.
13.吃兒 [che1er0], n., things to eat: 今天有什麼好吃兒 what food have we got for today?
14.吃糧 [chi1liang2], v.i., (coll.) to get government rations, i.e., serve as soldier.
15.吃力 [chi1li4], v.i., (things) take a lot of doing: 吃力不討好 a thankless task.
16.吃墨紙 [chi1mo4zhi3], n., blotting paper.
17.吃香 [chi1xiang1], v.i., be popular, in current demand or fashion: 現在理科很吃香 now the study of science is very popular.
18.吃心 [chi1xin1], v.i., (1) (＝吃心力) take a lot of thinking; (2) to worry one.
19.吃水 [chi1shui3], v.i., (1) (ship) have a displacement of water; (2) (person) drink water; (3) (soil) retain water.
20.吃食 [chi1shi2], n., snacks, tidbits.
21.吃素 [chi1su4], v.i., take only vegetarian food.
22.吃私 [chi1si1], v.i., mishandle public funds.
23.吃醋 [chi1cu4], v.i., (of man or woman) be jealous.
24.吃罪 [chi1zui4], v.i., suffer or suffer blame: 吃罪不起 responsibility for the blame will be too great for me.