白白食

Chinese

		in vain; to no purpose; for nothing in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; unsuccessfully; without compensation; without payment	eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed
trad. (白白食)		白白	食
simp. ^#(白白食)		白白	食

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-pe̍h-chia̍h / pe̍eh-pe̍eh-chia̍h

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-pe̍h-chia̍h
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍h-pe̍h-tsia̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: peqpeqciah
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siaʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍eh-pe̍eh-chia̍h
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍eh-pe̍eh-tsia̍h
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

Verb

白白食

(Hokkien) to eat for free
(Hokkien) to eat rice without toppings or side dishes
(Xiamen Hokkien) to eat toppings or side dishes without rice

Synonyms

(to eat for free): 白吃 (báichī), 白食 (báishí); (Cantonese) 黐餐
(to eat without paying): 食霸王餐

Derived terms

天下沒有白吃的午餐／天下没有白吃的午餐 (tiānxià méiyǒu báichī de wǔcān)

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