chī bǎo chēng zhe

Traditional: 吃飽撐著

吃饱撑着 (chī bǎo chēng zhe) is a Chinese word meaning “having nothing better to do”.

Meanings

  1. 1having nothing better to do

Characters in 吃饱撑着

吃chī · to eat; to consume饱bǎo · to eat till full撑chēng · to support着zhāo · a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2])

Related words

着a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2])着to touch着aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着to wear (clothes)着variant of 著|着[zhao1]着variant of 著|着[zhao2]着variant of 著|着[zhe5]着variant of 著|着[zhuo2]吃to eat; to consume吃variant of 吃[chi1]意味着to signify接着to catch and hold on

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