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啃
老
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Jyutping
hang2 lou5
Pinyin
kěn lǎo
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
(coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to mooch off one's family
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
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.
Mandarin
她是啃老族。
她是啃老族。
tā shì kěn lǎo zú 。
She's still dependent on her parents.