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狂飲暴食

简狂饮暴食 · 繁狂飲暴食

Mandarin · pinyin kuáng yǐn bào shí

(idiom) to eat and drink to excess

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狂: kuáng · insane, mad; violent; wild
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暴: bào · violent, brutal, tyrannical
食: shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
饮: yǐn · drink; swallow; kind of drink

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2–3–4–2 · kuang2 yin3 bao4 shi2

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kwong4 jam2 bou6 sik6

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