狼吞虎咽

Traditional: 狼吞虎嚥

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Dictionary entry

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

What does 狼吞虎咽 mean?

狼吞虎咽 (láng tūn hǔ yàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously

2to gorge oneself

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狼lángwolf · CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]吞tūnto swallow · to take 虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]咽yānthroat; pharynx · narrow pass

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