眼饞肚飽

简 眼馋肚饱 · 繁 眼饞肚飽
Mandarin · pinyin yǎn chán dù bǎo

Meanings

  1. to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom)
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眼
yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
饞
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肚
dù · belly; abdomen; bowels
飽
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馋
chán · gluttonous, greedy; lewd, lecherous
饱
bǎo · eat heartily; eat one's fill
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3–2–4–3 · yan3 chan2 du4 bao3

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ngaan5 caam4 tou5 baau2

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