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Chinese
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gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear |
to come
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to extend out one's hand; to ask for charity; to ask for handouts
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food; cuisine; cooked rice food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal |
to come
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to open one's mouth; to start to speak
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| trad. (衣來伸手，飯來張口)
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衣
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來
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伸手
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，
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飯
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來
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張口
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| simp. (衣来伸手，饭来张口)
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衣
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来
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伸手
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，
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饭
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来
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张口
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| Literally: “extend one's hands when someone takes clothes for him (so as to let others to wear for him), open one's mouth when someone takes food for him (so as to let others to feed him)”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
衣來伸手，飯來張口
- to be very lazy
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