野食 (yě shí) — food gathered from the wild; foraged food; (figurative) extra or irregular income; side earnings
Definition
Literally 'wild food' (野食) — food foraged from nature, as opposed to farmed or bought. Figuratively, it means irregular extra income on the side of one's main job.
noun
food gathered from the wildforaged food(figurative) extra or irregular incomeside earnings
Examples
- 野食。Tā zài sēn lín lǐ zhǎo yě shí chī.He looks for wild food in the forest to eat.
- 野食。Tā zuò xiē jiān zhí zhèng diǎn yě shí.He does some part-time jobs to earn extra income.
- ，野食。Tā zhè fèn gōng zuò bú suàn zhèng shì, zhǐ néng suàn yě shí.This job of his isn't regular; it can only be considered extra income.
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