吃里爬外 in English chi1 li3 pa2 wai4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to work against the interests of somebody one derives support from
  • to double-cross one's employer
  • to bite the hand that feeds you

Simplified Characters

吃 里 爬 外

Traditional Characters

吃 裡 爬 外

Pinyin

chi1 li3 pa2 wai4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吃chi1to eat 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 爬pa2to crawl 外wai4outside