WordTaiwan frequency #29,416
狼吞虎嚥
ㄌㄤˊ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄏㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ
“to wolf down food; to gorge oneself; to eat ravenously and hastily”
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- 老虎ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇtiger; a large wild cat with orange fur and black stripes; figuratively, a fierce or dangerous person.
- 吞下ㄊㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄚˋto swallow; to ingest; to endure or accept something unpleasant; to annex or take over.
- 虎尾ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇHuwei, a town in Yunlin County, Taiwan; the tail of a tiger; the rear end of a tiger.
- 石虎ㄕˊ ㄏㄨˇleopard cat; small wild cat native to Taiwan and parts of Asia
- 狼狽ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋa pair of mythical beasts that depend on each other; to collude in wrongdoing; in a difficult situation; exhausted, worn out
- 吞噬ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕˋto annex; to devour; in medicine, to engulf and destroy bacteria or foreign matter
- 馬虎ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇcareless; sloppy; negligent; not done with proper attention or effort.
- 吞嚥ㄊㄨㄣ ㄧㄢˋswallow (food, drink, or saliva); gulp down
- 野狼ㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄤˊwild wolf; slang for reckless, unlicensed, or unruly person
- 併吞ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄣto annex; to swallow up; to seize another's territory, property, or land
- 慢吞吞ㄇㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣslow; sluggish; describing speech or actions that are annoyingly slow
- 虎視眈眈ㄏㄨˇ ㄕˋ ㄉㄢ ㄉㄢglaring like a tiger eyeing prey; watching intently with hostile or predatory intent, waiting for a chance to seize something