吃 喝 拉 撒

chī hē lā sādictionary entry

(coll.) eating, drinking, defecating and urinating / the mundane necessities of everyday life

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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.

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Original source entry:

吃喝拉撒 吃喝拉撒 [chi1 he1 la1 sa1] /(coll.) eating, drinking, defecating and urinating; the mundane necessities of everyday life/

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吃
chī
to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
喝
hē
to drink
hè
to shout
拉
lā
to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels
lá
to make a cut in (sth) / to slit / to gash / to slash
là
used in 拉拉蛄[là là gǔ]
撒
sā
to let go / to cast / to let loose / to discharge / to give expression to / (coll.) to pee
sǎ
to scatter / to sprinkle / to spill

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