狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
Pinyin

Definition

狼吞虎咽
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láng tūn hǔ yàn
  1. to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
  2. to gorge oneself

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

狼
láng
  1. 1 wolf
  2. 2 CL:匹[pǐ],隻|只[zhī],條|条[tiáo]
生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
  1. 1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. vigorous and lively
老虎
lǎo hǔ
  1. 1 tiger
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
卧虎
wò hǔ
  1. 1 crouching tiger
  2. 2 fig. major figure in hiding
  3. 3 concealed talent
色狼
sè láng
  1. 1 lecher
  2. 2 pervert
  3. 3 wolf
虎
hǔ
  1. 1 tiger
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
龙腾虎跃
lóng téng hǔ yuè
  1. 1 lit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. prosperous and bustling
  3. 3 vigorous and active
吞噬
tūn shì
  1. 1 to swallow
  2. 2 to engulf
  3. 3 to gobble up
吞咽
tūn yàn
  1. 1 to swallow
  2. 2 to gulp
壁虎
bì hǔ
  1. 1 gecko
  2. 2 house lizard
大灰狼
dà huī láng
  1. 1 big bad wolf
如虎添翼
rú hǔ tiān yì
  1. 1 lit. like a tiger that has grown wings
  2. 2 with redoubled power (idiom)
慢吞吞
màn tūn tūn
  1. 1 very slow
  2. 2 exasperatingly slow
狼人
láng rén
  1. 1 werewolf
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
  1. 1 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
  2. 2 to gorge oneself
狼心狗肺
láng xīn gǒu fèi
  1. 1 lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom)
  2. 2 cruel and unscrupulous
狼狈
láng bèi
  1. 1 in a difficult situation
  2. 2 to cut a sorry figure
  3. 3 scoundrel! (derog.)
狼籍
láng jí
  1. 1 variant of 狼藉[láng jí]
狼藉
láng jí
  1. 1 in a mess
  2. 2 scattered about
  3. 3 in complete disorder
猛虎
měng hǔ
  1. 1 fierce tiger

Idioms (20)

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
伴君如伴虎
bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ
  1. 1 being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
  1. 1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
  2. 2 a battle of the giants
两虎相斗，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the young are fearless
前怕狼后怕虎
qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be full of needless fears
  3. 3 reds under the beds
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎，后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
势成骑虎
shì chéng qí hǔ
  1. 1 if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
吞吞吐吐
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
  1. 1 to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
  2. 2 to speak and break off, then start again
  3. 3 to hold sth back
吞云吐雾
tūn yún tǔ wù
  1. 1 to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
  2. 2 to blow cigarette or opium smoke
囫囵吞枣
hú lún tūn zǎo
  1. 1 to swallow in one gulp (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) to accept without thinking
  3. 3 to lap up

Sample Sentences

嗨，自然清新你懂吗？我们卖吃的，又不卖刷脸的，你在家大快朵颐呢，还化个浓妆啊，再说了，卖好吃的蘸酱，还有比吃得狼吞虎咽更卖力圈粉的吗？
hāi ，zìrán qīngxīn nǐ dǒng ma ？wǒmen mài chīde ，yòu bù mài shuā liǎn de ，nǐ zài jiā dàkuàiduǒyí ne ，hái huà gè nóngzhuāng ā ，zàishuō le ，mài hǎochī de zhànjiàng ，háiyǒu bǐ chī de lángtūnhǔyàn gèng màilì quān fěn de ma ？
Hey, natural, young and fresh, don't you understand? We're selling food, not facial recognition software. When you're gorging yourself at home, do you still put on loads of makeup? Also, selling tasty dipping sauce, is there anything better than wolfing down food?
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