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吃四方

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Collocation

1
吃四方的人
2
靠/凭(着)吃四方

Definition

吃四方:

Literally means:

live on others' handouts

Actually means:

It means living on one's own craftsmanship. It can also mean making a living by depending on something special.

指依靠别人生活。

指依靠自己的手艺生活。也指依靠某种特殊手段过日子。

Example

Used as predicate or attributive. (作谓语、定语)
1
yīn
tān
贪污
bèi
kāichú
开除
hòu
以后
  
,
zhí
一直
zhǎo
budào
不到
shìqing
事情
zuò
  
,
zhǐnéng
只能
chī
fāng
四方
  
,
kào
qīnqi
亲戚
péngyou
朋友
jiē
接济
guòzi
过日子
  

After he was dismissed for corruption, he couldn't find anything to do, and had to eat four, relying on relatives and friends to help him live.

2
Zhāng
lǎo
老伯
shi
chī
fāng
四方
de
rén
  
,
guǒ
如果
sòng
qián
gěi
  
,
huì
shēng
生气
de
  

Zhang Laobo is not a four-party eater, if you send him money, he will be angry.

3
shuō
据说
niánqīng
年轻
shí
céngjīng
曾经
kào
zhāo
cáiféng
裁缝
zhè
mén
shǒu
手艺
chī
fāng
四方
  
,
qǐng
shàngmén
上门
zuò
páo
旗袍
de
rén
hěn
duō
  

It is said that when he was young, he used to eat quartet by tailoring this craft, and many people asked him to come to the door to make cheongsam.

4
rán
突然
xǐng
醒悟
  
,
rènshi
认识
dào
méiyǒu
没有
shí
实力
ér
guāng
píng
zhāng
piàoliang
漂亮
de
liǎndàn
脸蛋
háishi
还是
néng
bǎozhèng
保证
chī
fāng
四方
de
  

He suddenly woke up to realize that there was no strength and that a beautiful face alone was not guaranteed to eat the Quartet.