What does 狼吞虎咽 mean in Chinese?
狼吞虎咽 (lángtūn-hǔyàn) means to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
狼吞虎咽
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
02
to gorge oneself
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The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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How do you pronounce 狼吞虎咽?
狼吞虎咽 is pronounced lángtūn-hǔyàn.
Is 狼吞虎咽 an HSK word?
狼吞虎咽 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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