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English

1. (coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood
2. live off one's parentsunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 成年人自己有工作能力，但係唔肯出去工作，喺經濟同生活上完全或部分依靠父母養活unreviewed?

Examples

• 她是啃老族。

  She's still dependent on her parents.

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• 我劝他别老想着啃老。

  I advised him to be independent of his parents.

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• unreviewed?

  大學畢業幾年都唔揾野做，淨值靠攤大手板問老豆老母攞錢。你究竟啃老啃到幾時？

  You haven't been looking for a job for several years after graduating from university and you only depend on asking your parents for money. How long are you going to do it for?