Correct
吃里爬外
/ chī lǐ pá wài /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
吃里爬外的雇员
2
吃里爬外的叛徒
3
吃里爬外的丑事
4
吃里爬外的勾当
5
不应该吃里爬外
Definition
吃里爬外
Literally means:
eat inside but give outside
Actually means:
do harm to one's own people to help an outsider; turn against one's supporters
A person who is an employee of or has benefited from Party A becomes disloyal and serve secretly Party B who is Party A's adversary. Derogatory.
作为甲方的人员或拿了甲方的好处却对甲方不忠，暗地里替乙方出力或做事。 具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate, object or attributive. (作谓语、宾语、定语)
1
Tā
他
chīlǐpáwài
吃里爬外
,
bǎ
把
zìjǐ
自己
gōngsī
公司
de
的
shāngyè
商业
jīmì
机密
chūmài
出卖
gěi
给
gōngsī
公司
de
的
jìngzhēng
竞争
duìshǒu
对手
。
Zhè
这
shì
是
yī
一
zhǒng
种
kěchǐ
可耻
de
的
bèipàn
背叛
xíngwéi
行为
。
He crawled outside and sold his company's trade secrets to his competitors. This is a shameful act of betrayal.
2
Lǎobǎn
老板
duì
对
tā
他
hěn
很
bùcuò
不错
,
tā
他
shízài
实在
bù
不
yīnggāi
应该
chīlǐpáwài
吃里爬外
。
The boss is very nice to him, he really shouldn't eat and climb outside.
3
Huàishì
坏事
chuán
传
qiān
千
lǐ
里
,
tā
他
chīlǐpáwài
吃里爬外
de
的
shì
事
lián
连
yuǎnzài
远在
měiguó
美国
de
的
tóngxué
同学
dōu
都
zhīdào
知道
le
了
。
Bad things spread thousands of miles, he ate outside the things even far away in the United States students know.