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胡吃海塞
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胡吃海塞

胡吃海塞 — “To eat and drink excessively and without restraint”

胡吃海塞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat and drink excessively and without restraint”. To gorge oneself; to indulge in gluttonous eating. Literally, “Reckless eating and vast stuffing”.

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胡吃海塞 Pronunciation and Pinyin

胡吃海塞 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
胡
hú9reckless, absurd, or foreign
吃
chī6to eat
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast
塞
sāi13to block or plug

Example Sentence with 胡吃海塞

假期回家,我妈总是做一大桌菜,非要我们胡吃海塞一番才开心。
When I go home for holidays, my mom always prepares a huge table of dishes, insisting we gorge ourselves to her satisfaction.

Idioms Related to 胡吃海塞

More idioms starting with 胡

  • hú胡wèi为luàn乱xìn信act recklessly and believe blindly
  • hú胡zuò作luàn乱wéi为act wildly and recklessly
  • hú胡zuò作hú胡wéi为act wantonly and recklessly
  • hú胡zuò作fēi非wéi为act recklessly and unscrupulously
  • hú胡chuī吹luàn乱pǎng嗙to brag or boast without restraint
  • hú胡chuī吹hǎi海shuāi摔make wild boasts and act recklessly
  • hú胡tiān天hú胡dì地talk nonsense and behave wildly
  • hú胡tiān天hú胡dì帝talk wildly or act recklessly
  • hú胡zi子gōng工chéng程a long-delayed construction project
  • hú胡zǐ子lā拉chā碴having a messy, unkempt beard
  • hú胡sūn孙rù入dài袋fall into a trap
  • hú胡sī思luàn乱xiǎng想indulge in groundless fancies

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What does 胡吃海塞 mean?

胡吃海塞 (hú chī hǎi sāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat and drink excessively and without restraint”.

How do you pronounce 胡吃海塞?

胡吃海塞 is pronounced hú chī hǎi sāi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 胡吃海塞 literally mean?

Literally, 胡吃海塞 means “Reckless eating and vast stuffing”. It is used to mean “to eat and drink excessively and without restraint”.

What is the Chinese definition of 胡吃海塞?

无节制地大吃大喝

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