吃大戶

吃大户
chīdàhù
  1. to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine)
  2. (of sb who has no income) to rely on others
  3. to demand a "contribution" or "loan" from a business or wealthy individual

CEDICT

  1. (archaic) to go uninvited into the homes of landlords to eat their food
  2. to go uninvited into the homes of landlords to eat their food

Wiktionary

  1. 舊時遇著荒年時，饑民群聚富家吃飯或搶奪食物。
  2. 大陸地區指向大單位或收入較多的個人或團體，採用攤派、強行借款、要求贊助等方式索取財物。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 吃 chī
  1. to eat; to consume
  2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  3. to eradicate; to destroy
  4. to absorb
  5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
=1 吃 chī variant of 吃 chī
2 大戶 dàhù
  1. great family
  2. rich family
  3. large landlord
  4. conspicuous spender or consumer