飿 (duò) - To eat greedily & to gobble

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duò ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

丁恩

飿 · duò

To eat greedily;

to gobble;

to devour food voraciously.

To eat greedilyto gobbleto devour food voraciously.

Usage highlights

eat greedilygobble updevour quicklyvoracious eatingwolf down food

Synonyms

  • 吞— to swallow
  • 咽— to swallow
  • 食— to eat

Antonyms

  • 吐— to spit out
  • 呕— to vomit

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He ate greedily (飿飿地吃).
  • The child gobbled up the food (孩子飿完了食物).
  • They devoured the meal quickly (他们飿掉了那顿饭).

Collocations

  • eat greedily(飿食)
  • gobble up(飿完)
  • devour quickly(飿掉)
  • voracious eating(飿飿)
  • wolf down food(飿饭)

Idioms

  • To eat like a wolf or tiger(狼飿虎咽)
  • Eating and drinking voraciously(飿飿而食)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character is considered archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.
  • It carries a negative connotation of improper table manners or gluttony.
  • Primarily appears in classical texts or descriptive writing about eating habits.

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