吃干饭
Good-for-nothing
【注音】chī gān fàn
【解释】什么也不做或者什么也不会做。
This is the Chinese version for good-for-nothing,
【例子】
例1：厂长换了好几个，可是都是吃干饭的，大家都只好等着工厂破产。
Ex1.：We’ve changed several factory directors, but they are all good-for-nothing. We can only sit here and see out factory go bankrupt.
例2：人大代表不能光吃干饭，应该反映人民的意见。
Ex2.：As representatives of People’s Congress, thet should be the voice of people rather than doing nothing.
吃回头草
Go back to eat in the meadow
【注音】chī huí tóu cǎo
【解释】俗话说“好马不吃回头草”，那意思是说，有志气的人不去做曾被自己抛弃的事。比如，一对男女本是恋人或者夫妻，当他们斗气分手以后，就都不好意思再重归于好了。再比如，一个人辞了一份工作，过了几天，他无处可去，又回来想再干那份被自己辞掉的工作，总是不好意思的事。所以，吃回头草总是被人瞧不起的。
There’s a saying that goes “a good horse won’t go back on the meadow he has feed himself”, which means that a man with backbone won't go back to what he has deserted or given up. For example, once a couple breaks up, they would feel reluctant to reconcile with each other. Or if a man quit his job but failed to find a better one, he will be ashamed to go back to his former employer. If you do so, you’ll be looked down upon.
【例子】
例：
A：如果为了钱，只好去找找老板，看看能不能恢复你的工作。
B：我才不吃回头草呢。
Ex.：
A：For the sake of money, you’ll have to go back and talk to your old boss, see if he would resume your work or not.
B：No way, I would never go back.
Good-for-nothing
【注音】chī gān fàn
【解释】什么也不做或者什么也不会做。
This is the Chinese version for good-for-nothing,
【例子】
例1：厂长换了好几个，可是都是吃干饭的，大家都只好等着工厂破产。
Ex1.：We’ve changed several factory directors, but they are all good-for-nothing. We can only sit here and see out factory go bankrupt.
例2：人大代表不能光吃干饭，应该反映人民的意见。
Ex2.：As representatives of People’s Congress, thet should be the voice of people rather than doing nothing.
吃回头草
Go back to eat in the meadow
【注音】chī huí tóu cǎo
【解释】俗话说“好马不吃回头草”，那意思是说，有志气的人不去做曾被自己抛弃的事。比如，一对男女本是恋人或者夫妻，当他们斗气分手以后，就都不好意思再重归于好了。再比如，一个人辞了一份工作，过了几天，他无处可去，又回来想再干那份被自己辞掉的工作，总是不好意思的事。所以，吃回头草总是被人瞧不起的。
There’s a saying that goes “a good horse won’t go back on the meadow he has feed himself”, which means that a man with backbone won't go back to what he has deserted or given up. For example, once a couple breaks up, they would feel reluctant to reconcile with each other. Or if a man quit his job but failed to find a better one, he will be ashamed to go back to his former employer. If you do so, you’ll be looked down upon.
【例子】
例：
A：如果为了钱，只好去找找老板，看看能不能恢复你的工作。
B：我才不吃回头草呢。
Ex.：
A：For the sake of money, you’ll have to go back and talk to your old boss, see if he would resume your work or not.
B：No way, I would never go back.
