Definition
This chengyu (idiom) vividly describes eating very quickly and greedily, like a wolf or tiger swallowing its prey. It's used as an adverb with 地 before the verb, or as a predicate. There is no common HSK synonym with the same intensity.
phrase
to wolf down one's foodto devour ravenously
Examples
- 狼吞虎咽。Tā láng tūn-hǔ yàn de chī wán le zhěng wǎn fàn.He wolfed down the whole bowl of rice.
- 狼吞虎咽，。Chīfàn bú yào nàme láng tūn-hǔ yàn, duì shēntǐ bù hǎo.Don't wolf down your food like that; it's bad for your health.
- 狼吞虎咽，。Kàn dào tā láng tūn-hǔ yàn de yàngzi, māma hěn dān xīn.Seeing him wolfing down his food, Mom is very worried.
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