吃灰

chīhuī
(neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust

CEDICT

neologism colloquial

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 灰 huī
  1. ash
  2. dust
  3. lime
  4. gray
  5. discouraged; dejected