细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
Pinyin

Definition

细嚼慢咽
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xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. to eat slowly (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

慢
màn
  1. 1 slow
慢慢
màn màn
  1. 1 slowly
傲慢
ào màn
  1. 1 arrogant
  2. 2 haughty
咀嚼
jǔ jué
  1. 1 to chew
  2. 2 to think over
嚼
jiáo
  1. 1 to chew
  2. 2 also pr. [jué]
怠慢
dài màn
  1. 1 to slight
  2. 2 to neglect
慢性
màn xìng
  1. 1 slow and patient
  2. 2 chronic (disease)
  3. 3 slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)
缓慢
huǎn màn
  1. 1 slow
  2. 2 slow-moving
且慢
qiě màn
  1. 1 to wait a moment
  2. 2 do not go too soon
味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
  1. 1 tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
  2. 2 tasteless
  3. 3 insipid
咬嚼
yǎo jiáo
  1. 1 to chew
  2. 2 to masticate
  3. 3 to ruminate
  4. 4 to mull over
嚼劲
jiáo jìn
  1. 1 chewiness
嚼舌
jiáo shé
  1. 1 to gossip
  2. 2 to argue unnecessarily
嚼舌根
jiáo shé gēn
  1. 1 to gossip
  2. 2 to argue unnecessarily
嚼舌头
jiáo shé tóu
  1. 1 to gossip
  2. 2 to argue unnecessarily
嚼蜡
jiáo là
  1. 1 insipid
快慢
kuài màn
  1. 1 speed
慢动作
màn dòng zuò
  1. 1 slow motion
慢吞吞
màn tūn tūn
  1. 1 very slow
  2. 2 exasperatingly slow
慢待
màn dài
  1. 1 to slight (treat badly)

Idioms (4)

味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
  1. 1 tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
  2. 2 tasteless
  3. 3 insipid
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)
贪多嚼不烂
tān duō jiáo bù làn
  1. 1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

Sample Sentences