狼飧虎咽 — “Wolf's meal, tiger's gulp”
狼飧虎咽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat very quickly, greedily, and in large quantities, often due to extreme hunger; to wolf down food”. Literally, “Wolf's meal, tiger's gulp”.
狼飧虎咽 Pronunciation and Pinyin
狼飧虎咽 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 狼飧虎咽
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- láng狼qián前hǔ虎hòu后escape one danger only to fall into another
- láng狼hào号guǐ鬼jiào叫wail and shriek mournfully
- láng狼háo号guǐ鬼kū哭wailing like wolves and crying like ghosts
- láng狼chī吃fú幞tóu头suffer in silence
- láng狼tūn吞hǔ虎yàn咽gobble up food hastily and greedily
- láng狼tūn吞hǔ虎shì噬ruthlessly exploit with extreme avarice
- láng狼tūn吞hǔ虎cān餐eat very quickly and ravenously
- láng狼háo嗥gǒu狗jiào叫tumultuous racket of unruly people
- láng狼háo嗥guǐ鬼jiào叫to shriek and wail mournfully
- láng狼háo嚎guǐ鬼jiào叫eerie howling and screaming
- láng狼duō多ròu肉shǎo少too many competitors for limited resources
- láng狼bēn奔tù兔tuō脱flee in panic
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What does 狼飧虎咽 mean?
狼飧虎咽 (láng sūn hǔ yàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat very quickly, greedily, and in large quantities, often due to extreme hunger; to wolf down food”.
How do you pronounce 狼飧虎咽?
狼飧虎咽 is pronounced láng sūn hǔ yàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狼飧虎咽 literally mean?
Literally, 狼飧虎咽 means “Wolf's meal, tiger's gulp”. It is used to mean “to eat very quickly, greedily, and in large quantities, often due to extreme hunger; to wolf down food”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狼飧虎咽?
飧：熟食，饭食。形容吃东西又猛又急。亦作“狼餐虎咽”。