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 | ||
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trad. (當飯吃) | 當 | 飯 | 吃 | |
simp. (当饭吃) | 当 | 饭 | 吃 |
Etymology
Literally, "to regard as food to eat."
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 當飯吃
- (slang) to regard as livelihood; to pay the bills