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吃皇糧


吃皇粮

see styles
chī huáng liáng
    chi1 huang2 liang2
ch`ih huang liang
    chih huang liang
lit. to eat from government coffers; to serve as a government employee; to live off government money

吃館子


吃馆子

see styles
chī guǎn zi
    chi1 guan3 zi5
ch`ih kuan tzu
    chih kuan tzu
to eat out; to eat at a restaurant

喫する

see styles
 kissuru
    きっする
(vs-s,vt) (1) to eat; to drink; to smoke; to take; (vs-s,vt) (2) to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

喰べる

see styles
 taberu
    たべる
(irregular kanji usage) (transitive verb) (1) to eat; (2) to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

喰らう

see styles
 kurau
    くらう
(transitive verb) (1) (vulgar) to eat; to drink; (2) to receive (e.g. a blow)

戴ける

see styles
 itadakeru
    いただける
(v1,vi) (1) (humble language) (kana only) to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to accept; (2) (humble language) (kana only) to be able to eat; to be able to drink; (3) (kana only) to be acceptable; to be satisfactory

打邊爐


打边炉

see styles
dǎ biān lú
    da3 bian1 lu2
ta pien lu
(Cantonese) to eat hot pot; hot pot

挙がる

see styles
 agaru
    あがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; (5) to increase; (6) to improve; to make progress; (7) to be promoted; to advance; (8) to be made (of profit, etc.); (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result); (10) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over; (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift; (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; (14) to win (in a card game, etc.); (15) to be arrested; (16) to turn up (of evidence, etc.); (17) to be spoken loudly; (18) to get stage fright; (19) to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (20) (humble language) to go; to visit; (21) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink; (22) to be listed (as a candidate); (23) to serve (in one's master's home); (24) to go north; (suf,v5r) (25) indicates completion

揚がる

see styles
 agaru
    あがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; (5) to increase; (6) to improve; to make progress; (7) to be promoted; to advance; (8) to be made (of profit, etc.); (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result); (10) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over; (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift; (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; (14) to win (in a card game, etc.); (15) to be deep fried; (16) to be spoken loudly; (17) to get stage fright; (18) to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (19) (humble language) to go; to visit; (20) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink; (21) to be listed (as a candidate); (22) to serve (in one's master's home); (23) to go north; (suf,v5r) (24) indicates completion

撥ね箸

see styles
 hanebashi
    はねばし
pushing away food one does not want to eat with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

極める

see styles
 kiwameru
    きわめる
    kimeru
    きめる
(transitive verb) (1) to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; (2) to investigate thoroughly; to master; (transitive verb) (1) to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix; (2) to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); (3) to persist in doing; to go through with; (4) to always do; to have made a habit of; (5) to take for granted; to assume; (6) to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines; (7) to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing; (8) (martial arts term) (sumo) to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.); (9) to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

決める

see styles
 kimeru
    きめる
(transitive verb) (1) to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix; (2) to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); (3) to persist in doing; to go through with; (4) to always do; to have made a habit of; (5) to take for granted; to assume; (6) to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines; (7) to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing; (8) (martial arts term) (sumo) to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.); (9) to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs

渡り箸

see styles
 wataribashi
    わたりばし
(See 移り箸) using one's chopsticks to jump from side dish to side dish without pausing to eat rice in between (a breach of etiquette)

移り箸

see styles
 utsuribashi
    うつりばし
(See 渡り箸) using one's chopsticks to jump from side dish to side dish without pausing to eat rice in between (a breach of etiquette)

茶漬る

see styles
 chazuru
    ちゃづる
(v4r,vi) (archaism) (Edo-period colloquialism) (See 茶漬け・1) to eat chazuke

蒸ける

see styles
 fukeru
    ふける
(v1,vi) to become ready to eat (as a result of steaming)

虫食む

see styles
 mushibamu
    むしばむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; (2) to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy

非時食


非时食

see styles
fēi shí shí
    fei1 shi2 shi2
fei shih shih
to eat out of hours, i.e. after noon.

頂ける

see styles
 itadakeru
    いただける
(v1,vi) (1) (humble language) (kana only) to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to accept; (2) (humble language) (kana only) to be able to eat; to be able to drink; (3) (kana only) to be acceptable; to be satisfactory

食する

see styles
 shokusuru
    しょくする
(vs-s,vt) to eat

食べる

see styles
 taberu
    たべる
(transitive verb) (1) to eat; (2) to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

食べ方

see styles
 tabekata
    たべかた
way of eating; how to eat

食らう

see styles
 kurau
    くらう
(transitive verb) (1) (vulgar) to eat; to drink; (2) to receive (e.g. a blow)

食わす

see styles
 kuwasu
    くわす
(transitive verb) (1) (See 食わせる・1) to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to serve (e.g. in a restaurant); to force to eat; (transitive verb) (2) to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to keep; (transitive verb) (3) to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow); to administer; (transitive verb) (4) (See 一杯食わす) to deceive; to cheat; to trick

食入る

see styles
 kuiiru / kuiru
    くいいる
(v5r,vi) to eat into

食切る

see styles
 kuikiru
    くいきる
(transitive verb) (1) to bite through; (2) to eat up; to consume entirely

食合う

see styles
 kuiau
    くいあう
(v5u,vi) (1) to bite each other; (2) to fit together; (transitive verb) (3) to mutually encroach; (4) to eat together

食込む

see styles
 kuikomu
    くいこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to dig into (e.g. of fingernails); (2) to eat into; to encroach; to make inroads; to penetrate (e.g. a market); to break into (e.g. first place); to erode; to cut into (e.g. time, savings); (3) (vulgar) to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

飯落ち

see styles
 meshiochi
    めしおち
(noun/participle) (slang) dropping off-line to eat

餌付く

see styles
 ezuku
    えづく
(v5k,vi) to begin to eat or feed

餌付け

see styles
 ezuke
    えづけ
(noun/participle) artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans

かき込む

see styles
 kakikomu
    かきこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to bolt down one's food; to gulp down; to eat quickly; (2) to carry under the arm; to rake in; to scoop up

五不正食

see styles
wǔ bù zhèng shí
    wu3 bu4 zheng4 shi2
wu pu cheng shih
 go fushō jiki
Five improper things for a monk to eat— twigs, leaves, flowers, fruit, powders.

口にする

see styles
 kuchinisuru
    くちにする
(exp,vs-i,vt) (1) to taste; to eat; to drink; (exp,vs-i,vt) (2) to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to); to say

口に入る

see styles
 kuchinihairu
    くちにはいる
(exp,v5r) (1) to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; (2) to be able to eat

口に運ぶ

see styles
 kuchinihakobu
    くちにはこぶ
(exp,v5b) to put into the mouth; to eat

召される

see styles
 mesareru
    めされる
(transitive verb) (1) (honorific or respectful language) to do; (transitive verb) (2) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink; (transitive verb) (3) (honorific or respectful language) to put on; to wear; (transitive verb) (4) (honorific or respectful language) to buy; to purchase; (transitive verb) (5) (honorific or respectful language) to take (a bath); (v1,vi) (6) (honorific or respectful language) to ride; to get in (a vehicle); to take; (transitive verb) (7) (honorific or respectful language) to catch (a cold); (transitive verb) (8) (honorific or respectful language) (as お年を召される) to put on (years); to get old; (v1,vi) (9) (honorific or respectful language) (as お気に召される) to strike one's fancy; to please one; (aux-v,v1) (10) (honorific or respectful language) (after -masu stem of verb) indicates respect

召し上る

see styles
 meshiagaru
    めしあがる
(transitive verb) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink

召上がる

see styles
 meshiagaru
    めしあがる
(transitive verb) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink

吃大鍋飯


吃大锅饭

see styles
chī dà guō fàn
    chi1 da4 guo1 fan4
ch`ih ta kuo fan
    chih ta kuo fan
lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom); fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance

含忍恥辱


含忍耻辱

see styles
hán rěn chǐ rǔ
    han2 ren3 chi3 ru3
han jen ch`ih ju
    han jen chih ju
to eat humble pie; to accept humiliation; to turn the other cheek

喉を通る

see styles
 nodootooru
    のどをとおる
(exp,v5r) to be able to eat; to be able to swallow

喝西北風


喝西北风

see styles
hē xī běi fēng
    he1 xi1 bei3 feng1
ho hsi pei feng
lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom); fig. to go hungry; to have nothing to eat

大吃二喝

see styles
dà chī èr hē
    da4 chi1 er4 he1
ta ch`ih erh ho
    ta chih erh ho
to eat and drink extravagantly; to binge

大吃大喝

see styles
dà chī dà hē
    da4 chi1 da4 he1
ta ch`ih ta ho
    ta chih ta ho
to eat and drink as much as one likes; to make a pig of oneself

大快朵頤


大快朵颐

see styles
dà kuài duǒ yí
    da4 kuai4 duo3 yi2
ta k`uai to i
    ta kuai to i
(idiom) to eat with great relish; to feast on (something)

大飽口福


大饱口福

see styles
dà bǎo kǒu fú
    da4 bao3 kou3 fu2
ta pao k`ou fu
    ta pao kou fu
to eat one's fill; to have a good meal

平らげる

see styles
 tairageru
    たいらげる
(transitive verb) (1) to eat up (completely); (transitive verb) (2) to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; to subjugate; (transitive verb) (3) (archaism) to make flat; to level out

後を引く

see styles
 atoohiku
    あとをひく
(exp,v5k) (1) to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; (exp,v5k) (2) to have lingering effects

掻きこむ

see styles
 kakikomu
    かきこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to bolt down one's food; to gulp down; to eat quickly; (2) to carry under the arm; to rake in; to scoop up

掻き込む

see styles
 kakikomu
    かきこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to bolt down one's food; to gulp down; to eat quickly; (2) to carry under the arm; to rake in; to scoop up

暴飲暴食


暴饮暴食

see styles
bào yǐn bào shí
    bao4 yin3 bao4 shi2
pao yin pao shih
 bouinboushoku / boinboshoku
    ぼういんぼうしょく
to eat and drink unreasonably
(yoji) excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking

沙彌尼戒


沙弥尼戒

see styles
shā mí ní jiè
    sha1 mi2 ni2 jie4
sha mi ni chieh
 shamini kai
The ten commandments taken by the śrāmaṇerikā: not to kill living beings, not to steal, not to lie or speak evil, not to have sexual intercourse, not to use perfumes or decorate oneself with flowers, not to occupy high beds, not to sing or dance, not to possess wealth, not to eat out of regulation hours, not to drink wine.

漏脯充飢


漏脯充饥

see styles
lòu fǔ chōng jī
    lou4 fu3 chong1 ji1
lou fu ch`ung chi
    lou fu chung chi
lit. to eat rotten meat to assuage hunger (idiom); fig. to disregard long-term consequences for short-term benefits; shortsighted

狂飲暴食


狂饮暴食

see styles
kuáng yǐn bào shí
    kuang2 yin3 bao4 shi2
k`uang yin pao shih
    kuang yin pao shih
(idiom) to eat and drink to excess

率獸食人


率兽食人

see styles
shuài shòu shí rén
    shuai4 shou4 shi2 ren2
shuai shou shih jen
lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people

看菜吃飯


看菜吃饭

see styles
kàn cài chī fàn
    kan4 cai4 chi1 fan4
k`an ts`ai ch`ih fan
    kan tsai chih fan
lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances

箸が進む

see styles
 hashigasusumu
    はしがすすむ
(exp,v5m) (1) (idiom) to eat a lot; (exp,adj-f) (2) (idiom) appetizing

箸を取る

see styles
 hashiotoru
    はしをとる
(exp,v5r) to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat

細嚼慢嚥


细嚼慢咽

see styles
xì jiáo màn yàn
    xi4 jiao2 man4 yan4
hsi chiao man yen
to eat slowly (idiom)

羹藜含糗

see styles
gēng lí hán qiǔ
    geng1 li2 han2 qiu3
keng li han ch`iu
    keng li han chiu
nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet; à la guerre comme à la guerre

羹藜唅糗

see styles
gēng lí hān qiǔ
    geng1 li2 han1 qiu3
keng li han ch`iu
    keng li han chiu
nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet; à la guerre comme à la guerre

胡吃海喝

see styles
hú chī hǎi hē
    hu2 chi1 hai3 he1
hu ch`ih hai ho
    hu chih hai ho
to eat and drink gluttonously; to pig out

自食其力

see styles
zì shí qí lì
    zi4 shi2 qi2 li4
tzu shih ch`i li
    tzu shih chi li
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom); fig. to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living

自食其果

see styles
zì shí qí guǒ
    zi4 shi2 qi2 guo3
tzu shih ch`i kuo
    tzu shih chi kuo
to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action; to reap what one has sown

自食惡果


自食恶果

see styles
zì shí è guǒ
    zi4 shi2 e4 guo3
tzu shih o kuo
lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom); fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions; to stew in one's own juice

茹葷飲酒


茹荤饮酒

see styles
rú hūn yǐn jiǔ
    ru2 hun1 yin3 jiu3
ju hun yin chiu
to eat meat and drink wine

遣らかす

see styles
 yarakasu
    やらかす
(transitive verb) (1) (colloquialism) (kana only) (See しでかす) to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); (transitive verb) (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) to drink up; to eat up

酸兒辣女


酸儿辣女

see styles
suān ér là nǚ
    suan1 er2 la4 nu:3
suan erh la nü
if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy; if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom)

風餐露宿


风餐露宿

see styles
fēng cān lù sù
    feng1 can1 lu4 su4
feng ts`an lu su
    feng tsan lu su
 fuusanroshuku / fusanroshuku
    ふうさんろしゅく
lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it
(yoji) living in the harsh outdoors; roughing it in the wilderness; enduring a difficult journey

食い倒す

see styles
 kuitaosu
    くいたおす
(transitive verb) to bilk; to eat up one's fortune

食い入る

see styles
 kuiiru / kuiru
    くいいる
(v5r,vi) to eat into

食い切る

see styles
 kuikiru
    くいきる
(transitive verb) (1) to bite through; (2) to eat up; to consume entirely

食い合う

see styles
 kuiau
    くいあう
(v5u,vi) (1) to bite each other; (2) to fit together; (transitive verb) (3) to mutually encroach; (4) to eat together

食い潰す

see styles
 kuitsubusu
    くいつぶす
(transitive verb) to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely

食い荒す

see styles
 kuiarasu
    くいあらす
(transitive verb) (1) to devour; to wolf down; (2) to eat some of everything; (3) to work at various things

食い込む

see styles
 kuikomu
    くいこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to dig into (e.g. of fingernails); (2) to eat into; to encroach; to make inroads; to penetrate (e.g. a market); to break into (e.g. first place); to erode; to cut into (e.g. time, savings); (3) (vulgar) to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

食べ汚す

see styles
 tabeyogosu
    たべよごす
(transitive verb) to eat messily

食べ難い

see styles
 tabenikui
    たべにくい
(adjective) difficult to eat; unpalatable

食わせる

see styles
 kuwaseru
    くわせる
(transitive verb) (1) (See 食わす・1) to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to serve (e.g. in a restaurant); to force to eat; (transitive verb) (2) to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to keep; (transitive verb) (3) to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow); to administer; (transitive verb) (4) (See 一杯食わせる) to deceive; to cheat; to trick

食不知味

see styles
shí bù zhī wèi
    shi2 bu4 zhi1 wei4
shih pu chih wei
lit. to eat without tasting the food; worried or downhearted (idiom)

食肉寢皮


食肉寝皮

see styles
shí ròu qǐn pí
    shi2 rou4 qin3 pi2
shih jou ch`in p`i
    shih jou chin pi
to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb; implacable hatred; to have sb's guts for garters

食荼臥棘


食荼卧棘

see styles
shí tú wò jí
    shi2 tu2 wo4 ji2
shih t`u wo chi
    shih tu wo chi
to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people

飽餐一頓


饱餐一顿

see styles
bǎo cān yī dùn
    bao3 can1 yi1 dun4
pao ts`an i tun
    pao tsan i tun
to eat one's fill; to be full

首をやる

see styles
 kubioyaru
    くびをやる
(exp,v5r) (usu. figurative) to be hanged; to be struck dead; to eat one's hat

お初を頂く

see styles
 ohatsuoitadaku
    おはつをいただく
(exp,v5k) to eat something for the first time in the season

のどを通る

see styles
 nodootooru
    のどをとおる
(exp,v5r) to be able to eat; to be able to swallow

ランチ難民

see styles
 ranchinanmin
    ランチなんみん
(colloquialism) worker who does not have time to eat lunch

一口食べる

see styles
 hitokuchitaberu
    ひとくちたべる
(exp,v1) to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

何不食肉糜

see styles
hé bù shí ròu mí
    he2 bu4 shi2 rou4 mi2
ho pu shih jou mi
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat); fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight

取り過ぎる

see styles
 torisugiru
    とりすぎる
(transitive verb) (1) to eat too much of something; (transitive verb) (2) to overbook

口が肥える

see styles
 kuchigakoeru
    くちがこえる
(exp,v1) to be used to eating the best; to have a refined palate

口に入いる

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 kuchinihairu
    くちにはいる
(exp,v5r) (1) to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; (2) to be able to eat

召しあがる

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 meshiagaru
    めしあがる
(transitive verb) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink

召し上がる

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 meshiagaru
    めしあがる
(transitive verb) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink

吃喝拉撒睡

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chī hē lā sā shuì
    chi1 he1 la1 sa1 shui4
ch`ih ho la sa shui
    chih ho la sa shui
to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep; (fig.) the ordinary daily routine

吃糧不管事


吃粮不管事

see styles
chī liáng bù guǎn shì
    chi1 liang2 bu4 guan3 shi4
ch`ih liang pu kuan shih
    chih liang pu kuan shih
to eat without working (idiom); to take one's pay and not care about the rest

弁当を使う

see styles
 bentouotsukau / bentootsukau
    べんとうをつかう
(exp,v5u) to eat a boxed lunch

拘吒賒摩利


拘咤赊摩利

see styles
jū zhà shē mó lì
    ju1 zha4 she1 mo2 li4
chü cha she mo li
 kutashamari
Kūṭaśālmali. Also 居吒奢摩利 (or 居吒奢摩離) A fabulous tree on which garuḍas find nāgas to eat: M. W. describes it as 'a fabulous cotton tree with sharp thorns with which the wicked are tortured in the world of Yama'.

生で食べる

see styles
 namadetaberu
    なまでたべる
(exp,v1) to eat raw (fresh)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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