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饭 桶

Level:

Intermediate

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1
n.food pail; food/rice bucket
- yī gè pǔ tōng de fàn tǒng
  一个普通的饭桶
  a common food pail
2
n.metaa big eater; a piggish eater
- tā shì gè fàn tǒng chī dé kě duō le
  他是个饭桶，吃得可多了。
  He is such a good bird that he eats like a horse.
synonym
chī huò吃货
3
n.metagood-for-nothing; worthless person
- tā shì gè yī wú shì chù de fàn tǒng
  他是个一无是处的饭桶。
  Hs is a stupid good-for-nothing.
- wǒ bù zhī dào nǐ wèi shén me hái hé tā hùn zài yī qǐ tā jiǎn zhí shì gè fàn tǒng
  我不知道你为什么还和他混在一起，他简直是个饭桶。
  I don't know why you are still knocking about with him who is good-for-nothing.
synonym
fèi wu废物 cǎo bāo草包 nóng bāo脓包 fá huò乏货 dùn hàn钝汉

common measure word
"饭桶" is often matched with measure word "个"or"群".
- 一个饭桶
  one fathead
- 一群饭桶
  one group of fatheads

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