Lingaku- to depend on someone for food and lodgingidiomatic expression
- to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low positionidiomatic expression
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'u' ending
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to depend on someone for food and lodging
- to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low position
This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone relies on another person for their basic needs, such as food and shelter, often implying a lack of independence or autonomy.
He is depending on his parents for food and lodging.
This meaning expresses the idea of being regarded with indifference or being marginalized in social settings, often suggesting a lack of respect or importance.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ひやめしをくう冷や飯を食うto depend on someone for food and lodgingひやめし冷や飯をたべる食べるto eat cold rice (figuratively means to be treated coldly)ひやめしをくわされる冷や飯を食わされるto be made to eat cold rice (to be treated with disdain)ひやめし冷や飯のようなあつかい扱いtreatment like cold rice (to be treated poorly)ひやめし冷や飯ですごす過ごすto spend time in a low positionひやめしをくわせる冷や飯を食わせるto make someone live in a lowly mannerちい地位がひくく低くひやめしをくう冷や飯を食うto hold a low position and depend on others