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Expression Profile · ken-lao
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啃老

kěn lǎo
📊 Corpus Indexed: 4 clips
💡 Meaning:

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

Spoken Idiom

[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]

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李尖尖跟这么个 啃老的怪人谈恋爱
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李尖尖跟这么个 啃老 的怪人谈恋爱

(我不同意) ── Previous context

“Why didn't you stop Li Jianjian from dating such a freak”

《以家人之名》 · 07:33
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你呢 毕业多久了 怎么还在家啃老啊
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你呢 毕业多久了 怎么还在家 啃老 啊

(我每个月都往家里寄钱 这些年也不少了吧) ── Previous context

“What about you? How long have you been graduated? Why are you still living off Mom and Dad?”

《爱情有烟火》 · 35:34
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那要真不离开 那不成啃老啦
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那要真不离开 那不成 啃老 啦

(哪有孩子长大了 不离开父母的呀) ── Previous context

“If they really don't leave, they live off their parents.”

《以家人之名》 · 31:05
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而且个个上进不能啃老 不然啃到我爸头上
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而且个个上进不能 啃老 不然啃到我爸头上

(我爸得早衰 对 对方孩子也得支持) ── Previous context

“and they have to be ambitious rather than depending on her support. Otherwise, it'll be bad if my dad has to”

《以家人之名》 · 23:52
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