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吃软饭

chī ruǎn fàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to live off a woman
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-17c7e694470314b8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

吃軟飯 吃软饭 [chi1 ruan3 fan4] /to live off a woman/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 吃軟飯

  • 吃
    chī

    to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)

  • 软
    ruǎn

    soft / flexible

  • 饭
    fàn

    cooked rice / CL:碗[wǎn] / meal / CL:頓|顿[dùn] / (loanword) fan / devotee

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.