Definition

1. Verb:
   • To live as a parasite, to sponge on: To depend on another person for financial support and living expenses without contributing or making an effort to support oneself.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta không chịu làm việc, chỉ suốt ngày báo cô gia đình. (He refuses to work, just sponges on his family all day.)
  • Cô ấy đã lớn nhưng vẫn báo cô bố mẹ. (She is grown up but still lives as a parasite on her parents.)

Advanced Usage

• "sống báo cô": to live by sponging on (someone).

  • Cậu ấy không có ý chí, chỉ muốn sống báo cô người khác. (He has no will, he only wants to live by sponging on others.)

• "nuôi báo cô": to support (someone) as a parasite.

  • Ông ấy mệt mỏi vì phải nuôi báo cô một người anh họ lười biếng. (He is tired of having to support a lazy cousin as a parasite.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ăn bám (v): to live off, to sponge. A more common synonym.
  • Nó chẳng làm gì, chỉ biết ăn bám vợ. (He does nothing, he just lives off his wife.)

Synonyms

• To sponge on: To get money, food, etc., from someone without giving anything in return.
• To live off: To depend on another person for financial support.
• To be a parasite: To live in or on another organism, or figuratively, a person who lives at the expense of others.

Related Idioms

• Ăn không ngồi rồi: To be idle and live off others; to sit around and do nothing.
  • Bọn trẻ đó đã trưởng thành rồi, không thể để chúng ăn không ngồi rồi mãi được. (Those kids are adults now; they can't be allowed to sit idle and live off others forever.)

verb

1. To live as a parasite, to sponge on
   • sống báo cô
     to sponge on (someone), to live as a parasite
   • nuôi báo cô
     to support (someone) as a parasite