吃相

chīxiàng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 table manners
  2. 2 how one looks while eating
  3. 3 (figurative) how unseemly one is when grabbing for something

Examples

Tā de chīxiàng hěn yōuyǎ.
Her table manners are very refined.
Zhè jiā gōngsī chīxiàng tài nánkàn le.
This company's behavior (grabbing for profit) is really unseemly.

Tips

usage
吃相难看 'ugly eating appearance' has taken on a strong figurative life on Chinese internet: used when a company, celebrity, or platform is seen as too greedy or shameless in chasing profit/advantage. Often more damning than the literal sense.

Stroke Order

chī
xiāng