為食 [为－]

Jyutping wai6 sik6
Pinyin wèi shí

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    指一個​人​好​鍾​意食​嘢​而​唔​節制
    greedy for food; gluttonous
    • 為食貓
      为食猫
      wai6 sik6 maau1
      greedy eater
    • 為食鬼
      为食鬼
      wai6 sik6 gwai2
      greedy eater
    • 佢份人好為食，所以食到咁肥。
      佢份人好为食，所以食到咁肥。
      keoi5 fan6 jan4 hou2 wai6 sik6, so2 ji5 sik6 dou3 gam3 fei4.
      He is fat since eating is the love of his life.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, Cantonese
    gluttonous
    (syn.) 豺食, 貪食, 喙斗㾀, 馋嘴, 上合合, 貪吃, 贪食, 贪馋, 枵馋, 嘴饞, 饞食, 好食, 饞嘴, 圖食, 枵饞, 馋食, 贪嘴, 图食, 好吃, 重食, 貪嘴, 嘴馋, 贪吃, 枵鬼, 貪饞
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 饞 – 馋
  2. 嘴饞 – 嘴馋
  3. 貪吃 – 贪吃

為食 [为－]

Jyutping wai4 zi6
Pinyin wéi shí

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) gluttonous
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    熊猫以竹为食。
    熊貓以竹為食。
    xióng māo yǐ zhú wèi shí 。
    • Pandas feed on bamboo grass.
  2. Mandarin
    这种动物以草为食。
    這種動物以草為食。
    zhè zhǒng dòng wù yǐ cǎo wèi shí 。
    • These animals feed on grass.
  3. Mandarin
    人为财死，鸟为食亡。
    人為財死，鳥為食亡。
    rén wéi cái sǐ ， niǎo wèi shí wáng 。
    • Money ruins many.
  4. Mandarin
    人为生而食，非为食而活。
    人為生而食，非為食而活。
    rén wéi shēng ér shí ， fēi wèi shí ér huó 。
    • Man eats to live, he does not live to eat.
    • People do not live to eat but eat to live.
  5. Mandarin
    让你的食物成为药物，药物成为食物。
    讓你的食物成為藥物，藥物成為食物。
    ràng nǐ de shí wù chéng wéi yào wù ， yào wù chéng wéi shí wù 。
    • Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我唔钟意食烟，因为食烟对身体唔好。
    我唔鍾意食煙，因為食煙對身體唔好。
    ngo5 m4 zung1 ji3 sik6 jin1 ， jan1 wai6 sik6 jin1 deoi3 san1 tai2 m4 hou3 。
    • I don't care for smoking; it's bad for the health.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶个运动员因为食咗禁药，所以俾人取消咗参赛资格。
    嗰個運動員因為食咗禁藥，所以俾人取消咗參賽資格。
    go2 go3 wan6 dung6 jyun4 jan1 wai6 sik6 zo2 gam3 joek6, so2 ji5 bei2 jan4 ceoi2 siu1 zo2 caam1 coi3 zi1 gaak3.
    • That athlete is disqualified in the competition as he used banned drugs.
  2. Cantonese
    你哋以为食饭𠮶阵我睇唔到你哋喺度眉来眼去咩？
    你哋以為食飯嗰陣我睇唔到你哋喺度眉來眼去咩？
    nei5 dei6 ji5 wai6 sik6 faan6 go2 zan2 ngo5 tai2 m4 dou2 nei5 dei6 hai2 dou6 mei4 loi4 ngaan5 heoi3 me1?
    • You two thought I didn't see you making eyes flirting with eyes during dinner?
  3. Cantonese
    你只为食鬼，一讲到食就最开心。
    你隻為食鬼，一講到食就最開心。
    nei5 zek3 wai6 sik6 gwai2, jat1 gong2 dou3 sik6 zau6 seoi3 hoi1 sam1.
    • You greedy eater, nothing can cheer you up like eating do.
  4. Cantonese
    你只为食猫，一讲到食就最开心。
    你隻為食貓，一講到食就最開心。
    nei5 zek3 wai6 sik6 maau1, jat1 gong2 dou3 sik6 zau6 zeoi3 hoi1 sam1.
    • You greedy eater, nothing can cheer you up like eating do.
  5. Cantonese
    𠮶个高官因为食咗个富豪一餐饭，就贪污罪成，冇咗份长粮不但止仲要坐监，真系执条袜带累身家。
    嗰個高官因為食咗個富豪一餐飯，就貪污罪成，冇咗份長糧不但止仲要坐監，真係執條襪帶累身家。
    • That senior official is convicted of corruption, not only losing his pension, but also imprisoned, just because he was well treated by a billionaire with a dinner. How penny-wise and pound-foolish!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    为食猫
    為食貓
    wai6 sik6 maau1
    • gourmand