狼吞虎咽 meaning in English
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
Traditional 狼吞虎嚥34 strokes
Meaning of 狼吞虎咽
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lángtūnhǔyàn
- to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
- to gorge oneself
狼吞虎咽 in example sentences
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别狼吞虎咽的。你最好细嚼慢咽地吃。
Stop inhaling your food. You should eat a little slower.
他狼吞虎咽地吃了食物。
He wolfed down the food.
他狼吞虎咽地吃了一顿。
He devoured his meal.
Stroke order for each character
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狼 láng · wolf · 10 strokes
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吞 tūn · to swallow · 7 strokes
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虎 hǔ · tiger · 8 strokes
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咽 yàn · to swallow · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 狼吞虎咽.
| 呜咽 | wūyè | to sob; to whimper |
| 狼狈 | lángbèi | in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure |
| 马虎 | mǎhu | careless; sloppy |
| 咽喉 | yānhóu | throat |
| 老虎 | lǎohǔ | tiger |
| 吞噬 | tūnshì | to swallow; to engulf |
| 狼人 | lángrén | werewolf |
| 色狼 | sèláng | lecher; pervert; wolf |
| 虎鲸 | hǔjīng | orca; killer whale (Orcinus orca) |
| 猛虎 | měnghǔ | fierce tiger |
| 黄鼠狼 | huángshǔláng | see 黃鼬|黄鼬[huang2 you4] |
| 吞没 | tūnmò | to embezzle; to swallow up |
Questions about 狼吞虎咽
What does 狼吞虎咽 mean?
狼吞虎咽 (lángtūnhǔyàn) means "to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself".
How do you write 狼吞虎咽?
狼吞虎咽 is made of 4 characters: 狼 (10 strokes), 吞 (7 strokes), 虎 (8 strokes), 咽 (9 strokes). That is 34 strokes in total.
How is 狼吞虎咽 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 狼吞虎咽 is written 狼吞虎嚥.