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蹭吃蹭喝

Mandarin · pinyin cèng chī cèng hē

to cadge a meal

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蹭: cèng · to shuffle, procrastinate, dilly-dally
吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
喝: hē · drink; shout, call out

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4–1–4–1 · ceng4 chi1 ceng4 he1

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