嚽 (chuò) - To eat greedily or voraciously & to gobble up food.

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chuò ｜ 20 strokes ｜ radical:

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嚽 · chuò

To eat greedily or voraciously;

to gobble up food.

To eat greedily or voraciouslyto gobble up food.

Usage highlights

Eat voraciouslyGobble foodFeast heartilyDevour greedilyEat and drinkWolf down

Synonyms

  • 啖— to eat, to feed
  • 啜— to sip, to drink
  • 吞— to swallow

Antonyms

  • 吐— to spit out
  • 呕— to vomit

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He ate ravenously (嚽食).
  • The child gobbled up the food (嚽饭).
  • They feasted heartily (大嚽一顿).

Collocations

  • Eat voraciously(嚽食)
  • Gobble food(嚽饭)
  • Feast heartily(大嚽)
  • Devour greedily(贪嚽)
  • Eat and drink(嚽饮)
  • Wolf down(狼嚽)

Idioms

  • To eat and drink one's fill(饱嚽终日)
  • To be gluttonous and lazy(贪嚽惰食)
  • To eat like a wolf(狼嚽虎咽)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character depicts extreme or unrestrained eating behavior, often with negative connotations of gluttony.
  • Rarely used in modern standard Chinese, primarily found in classical texts or dialectal usage.
  • Similar in meaning to more common characters like 啜 or 啖, but with stronger emphasis on greediness.

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