to eat three square meals a day and do no work (idiom); to be sated with food and remain idle
暴食暴食bao4 shi2
to eat too much; to binge
暴食症暴食症bao4 shi2 zheng4
bulimia
暴饮暴食暴飲暴食bao4 yin3 bao4 shi2
to eat and drink unreasonably
扁食扁食bian3 shi2
dumplings
捕食捕食bu3 shi2
to prey on; to catch and feed on; to hunt for food
不食人间烟火不食人間煙火bu4 shi2 ren2 jian1 yan1 huo3
lit. not eating the food of common mortals; fig. placing oneself above the common populace
采食採食cai3 shi2
to forage; to gather for eating; to pick and eat
蚕食蠶食can2 shi2
to nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves); fig. to embezzle progressively
草食动物草食動物cao3 shi2 dong4 wu4
herbivore; herbivorous animal
吃白食吃白食chi1 bai2 shi2
to eat without paying; to freeload
吃食吃食chi1 shi2
to eat (of bird or animal); to feed
吃食吃食chi1 shi5
food; edibles
吹箫乞食吹簫乞食chui1 xiao1 qi3 shi2
to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ); cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥, destitute refugee from Chu 楚, busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
纯素食純素食chun2 su4 shi2
vegan; vegan food
纯素食者純素食者chun2 su4 shi2 zhe3
a vegan; person following a vegan diet
纯素食主义純素食主義chun2 su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4
veganism, a diet consisting solely of plant products; strict vegetarianism
辍食吐哺輟食吐哺chuo4 shi2 tu3 bu3
to stop eating and spit out
存食存食cun2 shi2
(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
打食打食da3 shi2
to go in search of food (of animals); to take medicine for indigestion or gastro-intestinal upsets
箪食壶浆簞食壺漿dan1 shi2 hu2 jiang1
to receive troops with food and drink (idiom); to give troops a hearty welcome; also pr.
鼎食鼎食ding3 shi2
extravagant food
定食定食ding4 shi2
set meal (esp. in a Japanese restaurant)
断食斷食duan4 shi2
to fast; hunger strike
发愤忘食發憤忘食fa1 fen4 wang4 shi2
so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
饭食飯食fan4 shi2
food
废寝食廢寢食fei4 qin3 shi2
to neglect sleep and food
废寝忘食廢寢忘食fei4 qin3 wang4 shi2
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom); to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
丰衣足食豐衣足食feng1 yi1 zu2 shi2
having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节); the Qingming festival
何不食肉糜何不食肉糜he2 bu4 shi2 rou4 mi2
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝 when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat); fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
和食和食he2 shi2
Japanese cuisine
褐喉食蜜鸟褐喉食蜜鳥he4 hou2 shi2 mi4 niao3
(bird species of China) brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis)
黑心食品黑心食品hei1 xin1 shi2 pin3
contaminated food product unscrupulously marketed as wholesome
虎毒不食子虎毒不食子hu3 du2 bu4 shi2 zi3
a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom); even wild beasts look after their young
伙食伙食huo3 shi2
food; meals
伙食费伙食費huo3 shi2 fei4
food expenses; board expenses; meals (cost)
饥不择食飢不擇食ji1 bu4 ze2 shi2
when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers; When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
积食積食ji1 shi2
(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
即食即食ji2 shi2
instant (food)
煎炸食品煎炸食品jian1 zha2 shi2 pin3
fried food
拣饮择食揀飲擇食jian3 yin3 ze2 shi2
to choose one's food carefully; to be picky
健康食品健康食品jian4 kang1 shi2 pin3
health food
洁食潔食jie2 shi2
kosher
节食節食jie2 shi2
to save food; to go on a diet
节衣缩食節衣縮食jie2 yi1 suo1 shi2
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
紧衣缩食緊衣縮食jin3 yi1 suo1 shi2
see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食
锦衣玉食錦衣玉食jin3 yi1 yu4 shi2
brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury; extravagance
禁食禁食jin4 shi2
to fast; to abstain from eating; to forbid the eating of (certain foods); a fast
进食進食jin4 shi2
to take a meal; to eat
精神性厌食症精神性厭食症jing1 shen2 xing4 yan4 shi2 zheng4
anorexia nervosa
酒食酒食jiu3 shi2
food and drink
绝食絕食jue2 shi2
to go on a hunger strike
绝食抗议絕食抗議jue2 shi2 kang4 yi4
hunger strike
可食可食ke3 shi2
edible
狂饮暴食狂飲暴食kuang2 yin3 bao4 shi2
drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
垃圾食品垃圾食品la1 ji1 shi2 pin3
junk food
粮食糧食liang2 shi5
foodstuff; cereals
粮食作物糧食作物liang2 shi5 zuo4 wu4
grain crops; cereals
零食零食ling2 shi2
between-meal nibbles; snacks
龙口夺食龍口奪食long2 kou3 duo2 shi2
to harvest hurriedly before rain comes
禄食祿食lu4 shi2
official pay
绿色食品綠色食品lv4 se4 shi2 pin3
clean, unadulterated food product; organic food
掠食掠食lve4 shi2
to prey on; predation; predatory
美食美食mei3 shi2
culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food
美食家美食家mei3 shi2 jia1
gourmet
觅食覓食mi4 shi2
to forage; to hunt for food; to scavenge; fig. to make a living
觅食行为覓食行為mi4 shi2 xing2 wei2
foraging
面食麵食mian4 shi2
food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
灭此朝食滅此朝食mie4 ci3 zhao1 shi2
lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed; anxious to do battle (idiom)
民以食为天民以食為天min2 yi3 shi2 wei2 tian1
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.; Food first, ethical niceties second
谋食謀食mou2 shi2
to make a living; to strive to earn a living
偏食偏食pian1 shi2
partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy); having likes and dislikes; partial eclipse
乞食乞食qi3 shi2
to beg for food
寝食难安寢食難安qin3 shi2 nan2 an1
lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom); fig. extremely worried and troubled
lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom); fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
食指食指shi2 zhi3
forefinger; mouths to feed
世界粮食署世界糧食署shi4 jie4 liang2 shi5 shu3
World food program (United Nations aid agency)
蔬食蔬食shu1 shi2
vegetarian meal; vegetarian diet
熟食熟食shu2 shi2
cooked food; prepared food; deli food
熟食店熟食店shu2 shi2 dian4
deli; delicatessen
率兽食人率獸食人shuai4 shou4 shi2 ren2
lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
爽心美食爽心美食shuang3 xin1 mei3 shi2
comfort food
素食素食su4 shi2
vegetables; vegetarian food
速食速食su4 shi2
fast food (Tw)
速食店速食店su4 shi2 dian4
fast food shop
速食面速食麵su4 shi2 mian4
instant noodles
素食者素食者su4 shi2 zhe3
vegetarian
素食主义素食主義su4 shi2 zhu3 yi4
vegetarianism
缩衣节食縮衣節食suo1 yi1 jie2 shi2
to economize on clothes and food; to scrimp and save (idiom)
贪食貪食tan1 shi2
greedy; glutton
甜食甜食tian2 shi2
dessert; sweet
挑食挑食tiao1 shi2
to be picky about food
停食停食ting2 shi2
(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
同类相食同類相食tong2 lei4 xiang1 shi2
cannibalism
吞食吞食tun1 shi2
to devour
喂食餵食wei4 shi2
to feed
揾食搵食wen4 shi2
to earn one's living (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 謀生|谋生
吸食吸食xi1 shi2
to suck; to take in
消食消食xiao1 shi2
to aid digestion
消食儿消食兒xiao1 shi2 er5
erhua variant of 消食
宵衣旰食宵衣旰食xiao1 yi1 gan4 shi2
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom); diligently attending to official matters
小食中心小食中心xiao3 shi2 zhong1 xin1
Food court
厌食厭食yan4 shi2
anorexia
厌食症厭食症yan4 shi2 zheng4
anorexia
砚田之食硯田之食yan4 tian2 zhi1 shi2
to make a living by writing (idiom)
药补不如食补藥補不如食補yao4 bu3 bu4 ru2 shi2 bu3
the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition
药食同源藥食同源yao4 shi2 tong2 yuan2
lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom); fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
衣单食薄衣單食薄yi1 dan1 shi2 bo2
thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty; destitute
衣食衣食yi1 shi2
clothes and food
衣食父母衣食父母yi1 shi2 fu4 mu3
the people one depends upon for one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
衣食无忧衣食無憂yi1 shi2 wu2 you1
not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom); to be provided with the basic necessities
衣食无虞衣食無虞yi1 shi2 wu2 yu2
not having to worry about food and clothes (idiom); provided with the basic necessities
衣食住行衣食住行yi1 shi2 zhu4 xing2
clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
异食癖異食癖yi4 shi2 pi3
pica (medicine)
因噎废食因噎廢食yin1 ye1 fei4 shi2
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
饮食飲食yin3 shi2
food and drink; diet
饮食疗养飲食療養yin3 shi2 liao2 yang3
diet
月偏食月偏食yue4 pian1 shi2
partial eclipse of the moon
月全食月全食yue4 quan2 shi2
total lunar eclipse
月食月食yue4 shi2
lunar eclipse; eclipse of the moon
杂食雜食za2 shi2
omnivorous (zoolog.); snacks; a varied diet
杂食动物雜食動物za2 shi2 dong4 wu4
omnivore
择食擇食ze2 shi2
to be picky (food)
钟鸣鼎食鐘鳴鼎食zhong1 ming2 ding3 shi2
extravagant lifestyle
主食主食zhu3 shi2
main food; staple (rice and noodles)
转基因食品轉基因食品zhuan3 ji1 yin1 shi2 pin3
genetically modified (GM) food
啄食啄食zhuo2 shi2
(of a bird) to peck at food
自食恶果自食惡果zi4 shi2 e4 guo3
lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom); fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions; to stew in one's own juice
自食苦果自食苦果zi4 shi2 ku3 guo3
see 自食惡果|自食恶果
自食其果自食其果zi4 shi2 qi2 guo3
to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action; to reap what one has sown
自食其力自食其力zi4 shi2 qi2 li4
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom); fig. to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living