狼吞虎咽 meaning and pronunciation

狼吞虎咽
Simplified/traditional word

狼吞虎咽 English definition

láng tūn hǔ yàn

  • to wolf down one's food (idiom)
  • to devour ravenously
  • to gorge oneself

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Characters

  • 狼 (láng): wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2];
  • 吞 (tūn): to swallow; to take;
  • 虎 (hǔ): tiger; CL:只[zhi1]; brave; fierce
  • 咽 (yàn): to swallow;