狼吞虎咽

lángtūn-hǔyàn

to wolf down one's food

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 狼吞虎嚥
Dictionary entry

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

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狼
吞
虎
咽

See it in sentences

他狼吞虎咽地吃饭。

Tā lángtūn-hǔyàn de chī fàn.

English

He wolfed down his meal.

谁在狼吞虎咽？

Shéi zài lángtūn-hǔyàn?

English

Who is devouring their food?

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狼
吞
虎
咽

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