吃里扒外 — “Eat inside, pull outside”
吃里扒外 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to accept benefits from one's own group or organization while secretly helping outsiders or rivals; to betray one's own people or benefactors”. Literally, “eat inside, pull outside”.
吃里扒外 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- chī吃hē喝lā拉sā撒daily physiological needs
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- chī吃sì四fāng方fàn饭adaptable and resourceful, make a living anywhere
- chī吃dà大guō锅fàn饭egalitarian distribution regardless of contribution
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What does 吃里扒外 mean?
吃里扒外 (chī lǐ pá wài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to accept benefits from one's own group or organization while secretly helping outsiders or rivals; to betray one's own people or benefactors”.
How do you pronounce 吃里扒外?
吃里扒外 is pronounced chī lǐ pá wài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 吃里扒外 literally mean?
Literally, 吃里扒外 means “eat inside, pull outside”. It is used to mean “to accept benefits from one's own group or organization while secretly helping outsiders or rivals; to betray one's own people or benefactors”.
What is the Chinese definition of 吃里扒外?
接受这一方面的好处，却为那一方面卖力。也指将自己方面的情况告诉对方。