to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
trad. 狼吞虎嚥
Also written 狼吞虎嚥【láng tūn hǔ yàn】
Characters in this word
4狼
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wolf, CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
- Pinyin
- láng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 2419 of 2500
吞
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to swallow, to take
- Pinyin
- tūn
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 8247 of 2500
虎
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tiger, CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- Pinyin
- hǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 10628 of 2500
咽
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throat; pharynx, narrow pass
- Pinyin
- yān
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 35877 of 2500