混飯吃

Simplified: 混饭吃

hùnfànchī ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄢˋ ㄔ

    • to scrape a living

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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally
scrape a meal
Meaning
To make a living, often by doing a job with little effort or by dubious means. Mildly derogatory or self-deprecating.

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