嘴上抹石灰，白吃嘴上抹石灰，白吃嘴上抹石灰，白吃

lime smeared on the mouth: eats white

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes eating or drinking without paying. Humorous or mocking, used of freeloaders.
Wordplay: 白 (bái) means both the white colour of the lime and 'free, for nothing', so 白吃 reads as 'eat white' and 'eat for free'.

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Simplified: 嘴上抹石灰，白吃
Pinyin: zuǐ shang mǒ shíhuī, báichī
Pinyin (Taiwan): zuǐ shàng mǒ shíhuī, báichī
Bopomofo: ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄛˇ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨㄟ，ㄅㄞˊ ㄔ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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