食

zi6

to feed | # adapted from cc-cedict

食自己

sik6 zi6 gei2

on one's own

食咗饭未呀

sik6 zo2 faan6 mei6 aa1

have you eaten yet? (a common way of greeting a friend instead of saying "How ar

食粥食飯

sik6 zuk1 sik6 faan6

could be good or could be bad (lit., "whether we eat porridge or rice...")

食屎

sik6 si2

eat shit; piss off

食腦

sik6 nou5

smart (spoken)

食軟飯

sik6 jyun5 faan6

describes the situation where a man who doesn't work hard in life takes the easy

識食

sik1 sik6

know a lot about food

金食

gam1 sik6

to commit suicide by eating gold [written and colloquial]

乞兒兜度嗱飯食

hat1 ji1 dau1 dou6 naa2 faan6 sik6

literally: grabbing rice from a beggar's bowl to eat; to bully and exploit disad

食皇家飯

sik6 wong4 gaa1 faan6

to be jailed (slang)

黐飲黐食

ci1 jam2 ci1 sik6

to sponge food off others, to eat and drink on others expenses

食詐糊

sik6 zaa3 wu2

to announce good news by mistake, often used while playing majong when a person

食沙

sik6 saa1

to eat

食碗面，反碗底

sik6 wun2 min6 , faan2 wun2 dai2

to return one's kindess with ingratitude and betrayal

食糊

sik6 wu2

term used while playing majong where the moment a person manages to get the righ

當食生菜

dong1 sik6 saang1 coi3

giving promise easily (slang)

殺食

saat3 sik6

effective; to serve the purpose; works well against something

大食會

daai6 sik6 wui2

a big eating party; a feast

貪威識食

taam1 wai1 sik1 sik6

likes to show off and spend money (slang)

食滯咗

sik6 zai6 zo2

eat too much; to be too full