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吃裡爬外 (吃里爬外)

chī lǐ pá wài

Definition

  1. to work against the interests of sb one derives support from
  2. to double-cross one's employer
  3. to bite the hand that feeds you

Character Decomposition

吃
=
口
+
乞
裡
=
衤
+
里
爬
=
爪
+
巴
外
=
夕
+
卜

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