飻 (tiè) - To eat greedily or voraciously & to devour food with great appetite.

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tiè ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

檀婷

飻 · tiè

To eat greedily or voraciously;

to devour food with great appetite.

To eat greedily or voraciouslyto devour food with great appetite.

Usage highlights

To eat greedilyTo devour voraciouslyGreedy eatingTo consume with great appetiteVoracious appetiteRavenous eating

Synonyms

  • 饕— gluttonous, voracious
  • 吞— to swallow, devour
  • 噬— to bite, devour

Antonyms

  • 节食— to diet, eat sparingly
  • 禁食— to fast, abstain from food

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The hungry child ate greedily (飻食).
  • He devoured the meal with great appetite (飻餐).
  • The animals voraciously consumed the food (飻食).

Collocations

  • To eat greedily(飻食)
  • To devour voraciously(飻餐)
  • Greedy eating(飻饕)
  • To consume with great appetite(飻啖)
  • Voracious appetite(飻欲)
  • Ravenous eating(飻噬)

Idioms

  • To eat greedily and drink excessively(飻食暴饮)
  • Greedy eating and gluttonous drinking(飻餐饕饮)
  • Devouring food voraciously(狼飻虎咽)

Cultural background

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  • This character is rarely used in modern Chinese and appears primarily in classical texts.
  • It carries a negative connotation of excessive or improper eating behavior.
  • Often associated with animal-like or uncivilized eating habits in literary contexts.

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