衣來伸手，飯來張口

衣來伸手，飯來張口

Chinese

				to be very lazy; to be spoonfed
trad. (衣來伸手，飯來張口)		衣來伸手	，	飯來張口
simp. (衣来伸手，饭来张口)		衣来伸手	，	饭来张口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīláishēnshǒu, fànláizhāngkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ, ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄤ ㄎㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yīláishēnshǒu, fànláizhāngkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ, ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄤ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ilaishenshoou, fannlaijangkoou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yiláishenshǒu, fànláijhangkǒu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fän⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

衣來伸手，飯來張口

1. to be very lazy