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狼吞虎嚥
简 狼吞虎咽 · 繁 狼吞虎嚥Mandarin · pinyin láng tūn hǔ yàn
Meanings
- to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
- to gorge oneself
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2–1–3–4 · lang2 tun1 hu3 yan4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
long4 tan1 fu2 jin3
Cantonese word readings for 狼吞虎嚥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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long4 tan1 fu2 jin3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to gorge; to wolf down
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