當飯吃

See also: 当饭吃

Chinese

		to act as; represent; equal to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at	food; cuisine; cooked rice food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal	eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
trad. (當飯吃)		當	飯	吃
simp. (当饭吃)		当	饭	吃

Etymology

Literally, "to regard as food to eat."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāng fàn chī

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄈㄢˋ ㄔ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāng fàn chī
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄈㄢˋ ㄔ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dang fàn chih
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹ fan⁴ chʻih¹
    • Yale: dāng fàn chr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dang fann chy
    • Palladius: дан фань чи (dan fanʹ či)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ fän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/

Idiom

當飯吃

1. (slang) to regard as livelihood; to pay the bills