(tāo) - To eat excessively & to stuff oneself with food

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tāo | 14 strokes | radical:

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To eat excessively;

to stuff oneself with food;

gluttonous.

To eat excessivelyto stuff oneself with foodgluttonous.

Usage highlights

Gluttonous eatingTo stuff oneselfGluttonous personOverindulge in foodEat ravenously

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He ate gluttonously (飸飸地吃).
  • The child stuffed himself with snacks (飸零食).
  • Avoid overeating (不要飸食).

Collocations

  • Gluttonous eating(飸食)
  • To stuff oneself(飸飸地吃)
  • Gluttonous person(飸人)
  • Overindulge in food(飸餮)
  • Eat ravenously(飸吞)

Idioms

  • Gluttonous and insatiable(饕餮之徒)
  • Voracious appetite(狼飸虎咽)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Rare character often associated with gluttony and excessive consumption.
  • Sometimes used interchangeably with 饕 in the term 饕餮 (tāotiè), a mythical gluttonous beast in Chinese mythology.
  • Reflects traditional cultural values of moderation in eating habits.

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