Water to hand, food to mouth
Water to hand, food to mouth
[Pinyin] Shu à L á ISH à NSH à u, f à NL á izh à NGK à u
Slsk
Hand in clothes, mouth in food
[usage] complex sentence; participle; derogatory
It describes a person who is lazy and enjoys the fruits of others' work.
[source] Chapter 61 of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "you live in the courtyard, where do you know the market of outside business
He is a rich and young man.
usage
Complex sentence; participle; derogatory
explain
A person who is lazy and enjoys the fruits of other people's work.
source
The 61st chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "when you live in a big courtyard, you can only know that eggs are common things. Where do you know the market of outside sales?"
Examples
He is a rich and young man.
Related idioms
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Water to hand, food to mouth
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