吃灰 Traditional form: 吃灰 Pinyin (reading): chīhuī Definitions: (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust Characters: 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear 灰 - ashes; dust; lime, mortar Traditional characters: 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear 灰 - ashes; dust; lime, mortar