"看天吃飯" meaning in Chinese

See 看天吃飯 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /kʰän⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kʰän⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: kàntiānchīfàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄎㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], kàntiānchīfàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], kàntianchihfàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kʻan⁴-tʻien¹-chʻih¹-fan⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], kàn-tyān-chr̄-fàn [Mandarin, Yale], kanntianchyfann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], каньтяньчифань [Mandarin, Palladius], kanʹtjanʹčifanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 看天吃饭
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 看天吃飯
  1. one's livelihood depends on the weather Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-看天吃飯-zh-phrase-QUIuggcy Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    {
      "form": "看天吃饭",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "看天吃飯",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one's livelihood depends on the weather"
      ],
      "id": "en-看天吃飯-zh-phrase-QUIuggcy",
      "links": [
        [
          "livelihood",
          "livelihood"
        ],
        [
          "weather",
          "weather"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kàntiānchīfàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kàntiānchīfàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kàntianchihfàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻan⁴-tʻien¹-chʻih¹-fan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kàn-tyān-chr̄-fàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kanntianchyfann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "каньтяньчифань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kanʹtjanʹčifanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰän⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰän⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "看天吃飯"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "看天吃饭",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "看天吃飯",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 吃",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 天",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 看",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 飯",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one's livelihood depends on the weather"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "livelihood",
          "livelihood"
        ],
        [
          "weather",
          "weather"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kàntiānchīfàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kàntiānchīfàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kàntianchihfàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻan⁴-tʻien¹-chʻih¹-fan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kàn-tyān-chr̄-fàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kanntianchyfann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "каньтяньчифань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kanʹtjanʹčifanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰän⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰän⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "看天吃飯"
}

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