Chinese Traditional: 吃牢飯
Chinese Simplified: 吃牢饭
Pinyin: chi1 lao2 fan4
Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄌㄠˊ ㄈㄢˋ
English Meaning: (Taiwan only) to do prison time

Example Sentences:

在孟買晚餐吃客牛排可能讓你吃上五年牢飯。
在孟买晚餐吃客牛排可能让你吃上五年牢饭。
zai4 meng4 mai3 wan3 can1 chi1 ke4 niu2 pai2 ke3 neng2 rang4 ni3 chi1 shang4 wu3 nian2 lao2 fan4.
Eating a steak dinner in Mumbai could land you in prison for up to five years.
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Related Words:

 

chī

1. to eat, to consume 2. to eat at 3. to eradicate, to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer

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牢飯   牢饭

láo fàn

prison food

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