吃独食

吃獨食

chīdúshí

idiom

Meanings

这个项目赚了钱，他想一个人吃独食。

Zhège xiàngmù zhuàn le qián, tā xiǎng yíge rén chīdúshí.

The project made money and he wants to keep it all for himself.

做生意不能吃独食，得让合作伙伴也分一杯羹。

Zuòshēngyi bùnéng chīdúshí, děi ràng hézuò huǒbàn yě fēn yì bēi gēng.

In business you can't hoard all the profits; partners need a share of the pie too.

usage

Strongly negative. Implies greed and unwillingness to share, especially with people who helped make the profit possible.

吃 chī

独 dú

食 shí