粵

狼long4吞tan1虎fu2嚥jin3

simp狼吞虎咽
long4 tan1 fu2 jin3láng tūn hǔ yàn

English

  1. to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
  2. to devour food; to gorge oneself; to wolf down food
  3. to gorge oneself

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 食嘢又狼又急又猴擒,好似狼同老虎吞嘢食落肚噉

Examples

  • 記者食飯時間短,都係狼吞虎嚥。

    Reporters have a short lunch time and just wolf down their meal.

  • 他狼吞虎咽地吃了一顿。

    He devoured his meal.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 他狼吞虎咽地吃了食物。

    He wolfed down the food.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 别狼吞虎咽的。你最好细嚼慢咽地吃。

    Stop inhaling your food. You should eat a little slower.

    Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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