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Jyutping hang2 lou5
Pinyin kěn lǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to mooch off one's family
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我劝他别老想着啃老。
    我勸他別老想着啃老。
    wǒ quàn tā bié lǎo xiǎng zhe kěn lǎo 。
    • I advised him to be independent of his parents.
  2. Mandarin
    她是啃老族。
    她是啃老族。
    tā shì kěn lǎo zú 。
    • She's still dependent on her parents.