Water to hand, food to mouth

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.

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