- 犭(dog; beast classifier)RADICAL
- 良(good; virtuous)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A wolf looks as docile as a well-behaved dog but is actually fierce and savage.
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狼吞虎咽
狼吞虎咽
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
2 meanings#40192
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
- 。
He was so hungry that he ate voraciously.
- 貳动verb
to gorge oneself
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 天(sky; vast)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
A gaping mouth as wide as the sky stuffed inside represents swallowing whole.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 因(cause; origin; support; basis)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The throat is where the mouth relies on to swallow food down into the belly.
狼吞虎咽
Traditional狼吞虎嚥
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
2 meanings#40192
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
- 。
He was so hungry that he ate voraciously.
- 貳动verb
to gorge oneself
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 犭(dog; beast classifier)RADICAL
- 良(good; virtuous)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A wolf looks as docile as a well-behaved dog but is actually fierce and savage.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 天(sky; vast)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
A gaping mouth as wide as the sky stuffed inside represents swallowing whole.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 因(cause; origin; support; basis)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The throat is where the mouth relies on to swallow food down into the belly.
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