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狼吞虎咽

lángtūn-hǔyàn

Traditional: 狼吞虎嚥

to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously

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Meaning of 狼吞虎咽 in English

lángtūn-hǔyànHSK 7–9Syllabus #7885
  1. to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
  2. to gorge oneself

Example sentences

  1. 他狼吞虎咽地吃了一顿。
    tā láng tūn hǔ yàn dì chī le yī dùn。
    He devoured his meal.
    Tatoeba #334763 by fucongcong · #299784 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

狼 on its own →
láng · wolf

HSK words with 狼

狼HSK 6狼狈HSK 7–9
吞 on its own →
tūn · to swallow

HSK words with 吞

吞HSK 6吞吞吐吐HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 虎

老虎HSK 4马虎HSK 6
咽 on its own →
yàn · to swallow

HSK words with 咽

咽HSK 7–9哽咽HSK 7–9呜咽HSK 7–9咽喉HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences