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暴飲暴食

简暴饮暴食 · 繁暴飲暴食

Mandarin · pinyin bào yǐn bào shí

to eat and drink unreasonably

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暴: bào · violent, brutal, tyrannical
飲: Look up this written character
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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bou6 jam2 bou6 sik6

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

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