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饕餮之徒

Mandarin · pinyin tāo tiè zhī tú

glutton
gourmand
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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