Word Meaning 冷や飯を食う

ひやめしをくう hiyameshi o kuu

冷や飯を食う is read as ひやめしをくう (hiyameshi o kuu) and means to depend on someone for food and lodging.

Meaning

English

  1. to depend on someone for food and lodging
  2. to be treated coldly
  3. to be kept in a low position

Reading

Kana

ひやめしをくう

Romaji

hiyameshi o kuu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb Rank 126028 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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冷飯食い

ひやめしぐい

someone who is received coldly

冷や飯

ひやめし

cold rice

冷食

れいしょく

eating raw food

冷凍食品

れいとうしょくひん

frozen food

冷や飯草履

ひやめしぞうり

crudely made zori with straw fastenings

臭い飯を食う

くさいめしをくう

to go to prison

無駄飯食い

むだめしぐい

ne'er-do-well

飯の食い上げ

めしのくいあげ

losing one's means of livelihood

お飯の食い上げ

おまんまのくいあげ

losing one's means of livelihood

飯が食えない

めしがくえない

cannot make a living

冷たい

つべたい

cold (to the touch)