吃我
chī wǒ
The English phrase "eat me" can be translated into Chinese as 吃我 (chī wǒ).
The phrase is a literal expression used when someone suggests that they should be consumed as food.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Cantonese, the informal phrase 食我啦 is used to say "Eat me!"
How do you pronounce it?
chī wǒ
Did you know?
- Chinese has a specific term 吃醋 'eating vinegar' to describe being jealous in a relationship, though the phrase 吃我 would never be used in this context.
- In Chinese internet slang, the word 吃 'eat' is often used to describe 'consuming' someone's energy or attention, such as 吃瓜 'eating melon' to describe being a passive observer of gossip.
- In Chinese, the concept of 'eating' can describe enduring suffering, as seen in the phrase 吃苦 'eating bitterness'.
Examples in context
- 你真的想吃我吗？Nǐ zhēnde xiǎng chī wǒ ma?Do you really want to eat me?
- 快点吃我吧！Kuài diǎn chī wǒ ba!Hurry up and eat me!
- 难道你要吃我吗？Nán dào nǐ yào chī wǒ ma?Are you going to eat me?
Example conversation
Two characters in a fantasy story are discussing food.
- 浩然 Haoran你看起来很饿，想吃什么？Nǐ kàn qǐlái hěn è, xiǎng chī shénme?You look hungry, what do you want to eat?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen我找不到任何食物。Wǒ zhǎo bù dào rènhé shíwù.I can't find any food.
- 浩然 Haoran好吧，你只能吃我了。Hǎo ba, nǐ zhǐnéng chī wǒ le.Alright, you can only eat me then.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen不，我不能吃我最好的朋友。Bù, wǒ bùnéng chī wǒ zuì hǎo de péngyǒu.No, I cannot eat my best friend.
