







独吃自疴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hog everything for oneself”. To be selfish and not share, keeping all benefits for oneself without considering others. Literally, “eat alone, excrete alone”.

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Open the tool →独吃自疴 (dú chī zì kē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hog everything for oneself”.
独吃自疴 is pronounced dú chī zì kē in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 独吃自疴 means “eat alone, excrete alone”. It is used to mean “to hog everything for oneself”.
疴:即“屙”,拉屎撒尿。比喻顾己不顾人,一人独吞。