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胡吃海喝

Mandarin · pinyin hú chī hǎi hē

to eat and drink gluttonously
to pig out

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胡: hú · recklessly, foolishly; wildly
吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
喝: hē · drink; shout, call out

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2–1–3–1 · hu2 chi1 hai3 he1

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