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狼吞虎嚥

简狼吞虎咽 · 繁狼吞虎嚥

Mandarin · pinyin láng tūn hǔ yàn

to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
to gorge oneself

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狼: láng · wolf
吞: tūn · swallow; absorb, annex, engulf
虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
嚥: Look up this written character
咽: yàn · throat; pharynx

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2–1–3–4 · lang2 tun1 hu3 yan4

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long4 tan1 fu2 jin3

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(idiomatic) to gorge; to wolf down

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