jiē lái zhī shí
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  • derogfood handed out in contempt; handout offered contemptuously; (eat) something rudely offered

    • jiē lái zhī shí chī xià qu dù zi yào téng de

      嗟来之食下去肚子

      He who swallows food handed out in contempt will have a bellyache.

    • bù néng chī jiē lái zhī shí

      嗟来之食

      not accept handouts

    • nà rén yī tīng zhè huà lì jí dèng zhe yǎn jing shuō dào wǒ jiù shì yīn wèi bù chī jiē lái zhī shí cái è dào zhè bān dì bù de

      立即眼睛就是因为嗟来之食饿地步

      Hearing the word, the man glared his eyes and said, “it is because I am not willing to eat the food handed out in contempt that I have been famished to such a degree.”