胡吃海塞

Mandarin · pinyin hú chī hǎi sāi

Meanings

  1. to stuff oneself with food
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胡
hú · recklessly, foolishly; wildly
吃
chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
海
hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
塞
sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
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2–1–3–1 · hu2 chi1 hai3 sai1

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wu4 hek3 hoi2 sak1

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  1. (idiomatic) to recklessly stuff oneself with food; gluttony

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