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吃裡扒外 (hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6) — live on sb. while helping others secretly in Cantonese

hek˗₃吃leoiˏ₅裡paaˎ₄扒ngoiˍ₆外
简 吃里扒外
Mandarin Pinyin: chi1 li3 ba1 wai4

Meaning of 吃裡扒外

nounlive on sb. while helping others secretly
nounone who betrays or turned against one's benefactor

Characters in 吃裡扒外

吃hek3
wipe out; annihilate; destroy
裡leoi5
variant of 裏
扒paa2 paa4 paa1
stew; braise
外ngoi6
outside; outer; external | [Ant] 內

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