暴飲暴食

简 暴饮暴食 · 繁 暴飲暴食
Mandarin · pinyin bào yǐn bào shí

Meanings

  1. to eat and drink unreasonably
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暴
bào · violent, brutal, tyrannical
飲
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食
shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
饮
yǐn · drink; swallow; kind of drink
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4–3–4–2 · bao4 yin3 bao4 shi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou6 jam2 bou6 sik6

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bou6 jam2 bou6 sik6

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  1. (idiomatic) to eat and drink too much; to over-indulge in food and drink; to binge (on food and beverage)

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