Word information
Simplified狼吞虎咽
Traditional狼吞虎嚥
Pinyinlángtūn-hǔyàn
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
狼吞虎咽
lángtūn-hǔyàn · to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
Character breakdown
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