狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn devour like a wolf

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Traditional: 狼吞虎嚥

Stroke order

狼吞虎咽 is written in 34 strokes across 4 characters.

狼吞虎咽 — the Chinese character for devour like a wolf (lángtūnhǔyàn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 狼吞虎咽 — devour like a wolf

狼 — 10 strokes
吞 — 7 strokes
虎 — 8 strokes
咽 — 9 strokes

Senses

to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
to gorge oneself

Characters in 狼吞虎咽

狼 láng — wolf
吞 tūn — to swallow; to take
虎 hǔ — tiger
咽 yàn — to swallow

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

狼吞虎咽 is pronounced lángtūnhǔyàn and means “devour like a wolf”.

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