吃

吃的

chī de

(coll.) food

开吃

kāi chī

to start eating

闰四月，吃树叶

rùn sì yuè , chī shù yè

an intercalary fourth month brings food shortages

难吃

nán chī

unpalatable

零吃

líng chī

(coll.) snack food

黑吃黑

hēi chī hēi

(of a villain) to do the dirty on another villain

一口吃不成胖子

yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

一口吃个胖子

yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi

lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

三个和尚没水吃

sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ chī

see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1]

不干不净，吃了没病

bù gān bù jìng , chī le méi bìng

a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)

不是吃素的

bù shì chī sù de

not to be trifled with

不听老人言，吃亏在眼前

bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián

(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril