living in idleness; idle living
Describes a lifestyle of doing nothing productive, often with a negative connotation of laziness or dependence.
彼は仕事もせずに寝食いの生活を送っている。
He leads an idle life without working.
寝食いばかりしていると、社会から取り残されるよ。
If you just live in idleness, you'll be left behind by society.
Compound of 寝 (ne, 'sleep') and 食い (kui, 'eating'), literally 'sleeping and eating', implying a life of only basic activities without work.