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熙月 leah
Professional Teacher✨ “吃软饭”
(chī ruǎn fàn)
🌟 It literally means:
“To eat soft rice.”
📚 This saying describes:
A man who relies on a woman for money
instead of supporting himself.
👉 For example:
“他整天不上班,被人说是在吃软饭。”
“He doesn’t work at all, and people say he’s living off a woman.”
Jan 28, 2026 12:02 PM
熙月 leah
Language Skills
Chinese (Mandarin), English
Learning Language
English
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