饕餮之徒

Mandarin · pinyin tāo tiè zhī tú

Meanings

  1. glutton
  2. gourmand
  3. by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
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饕
tāo · gluttonous, greedy, covetous
餮
tiè · a legendary animal; a greedy person
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
徒
tú · disciple, follower; go on foot
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1–4–1–2 · tao1 tie4 zhi1 tu2

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饕餮之徒 · tao1 tie4 zhi1 tu2
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Exact source record饕餮之徒 饕餮之徒 [tao1 tie4 zhi1 tu2] /glutton/gourmand/by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc/