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吃这碗饭的命

chī zhè wǎn fàn de mìng
📊 Corpus Indexed: 2 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom
Grammar Pattern: 📐 不是...是 →

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不是吃这碗饭的命 那舅也死心了嘛
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不是 吃这碗饭的命 那舅也死心了嘛

(你开口了就算你不是唱戏这料) ── Previous context

“for perform opera or this line of work, then I can let it go.”

《主角》 · 36:43
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如果这娃没有吃这碗饭的命
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如果这娃没有 吃这碗饭的命

(有句话吧 你千万别不爱听啊) ── Previous context

“But if she truly doesn't have the talent,”

《主角》 · 36:34
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