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From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「東食西宿」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「東食西宿」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

It is a metaphor for a greedy person who wants benefits in all aspects.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dōng shí xī xiǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dung1 sik6 sai1 suk1

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