吃大户
Traditional form:
吃大戶
Pinyin (reading):
chīdàhù
Definitions:
- to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine)
- (of sb who has no income) to rely on others
- to demand a "contribution" or "loan" from a business or wealthy individual
Characters:
- 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
- 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
- 户 - door; family
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