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趁食, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
趁食 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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avail oneself of; take advantage of
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eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed
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| trad. (趁食)
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趁
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食
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| simp. #(趁食)
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趁
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食
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| alternative forms
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賺食／赚食
趁吃
賺噍／赚噍
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Pronunciation
Verb
趁食
- (Min) to earn a living
- (Southern Min, euphemistic) to make a living by prostituting oneself
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to grab or acquire through improper means
Synonyms
- 尋食／寻食 (Hakka)
- 就食 (jiùshí) (literary)
- 度三頓／度三顿 (Xiamen Hokkien, with difficulty, Zhangzhou Hokkien, with difficulty)
- 度喙飽／度喙饱 (Hokkien, with difficulty)
- 度食 (Hokkien)
- 搵食／揾食 (wan2 sik6) (Cantonese)
- 混飯吃／混饭吃 (hùnfànchī) (colloquial)
- 營生／营生 (yíngshēng)
- 糊口 (húkǒu)
- 糊嘴 (húzuǐ) (dated)
- 討生活／讨生活 (tǎoshēnghuó)
- 討食／讨食
- 謀生／谋生 (móushēng)
- 賺食／赚食 (Hakka, Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 過活／过活 (guòhuó)
- 做婊 (Hokkien)
- 賣春／卖春 (màichūn)
- 賣淫／卖淫 (màiyín)
- 賣肉／卖肉 (màiròu) (ACG, Internet slang)
- 賣身／卖身 (màishēn)
Derived terms
Noun
趁食
- (Eastern Min, historical) servant; maidservant