吃青

chīqīng

to harvest and consume grain before it grows ripe

Wiktionary

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 青 Qīng abbr. for 青海 Qīnghǎi, Qinghai Province
=2 青 qīng
  1. green
  2. blue
  3. black
  4. youth
  5. young (of people)

Containing this entry

吃青春飯 chīqīngchūnfàn to make the most of one's youthfulness in one's choice of employment (e.g. modeling)