Word information
Simplified饕餮之徒
Traditional饕餮之徒
Pinyintāo tiè zhī tú
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Chinese word dictionary
饕餮之徒
tāo tiè zhī tú · glutton; gourmand; by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
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