飯來張口

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Chinese

food; cuisine; cooked rice
food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal
 
to come to open one's mouth; to start to speak
trad. (飯來張口) 張口
simp. (饭来张口) 张口
Literally: “open one's mouth when someone brings food for him (so as to let others to feed him)””.

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飯來張口

  1. to be very lazy; to be spoonfed.

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