狼吞虎嚥 [－－－咽]

Jyutping long4 tan1 fu2 jin3
Pinyin láng tūn hǔ yàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
  2. to gorge oneself
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    食​嘢​又​狼​又​急​又​猴​擒​，​好似​狼同​老虎​吞​嘢​食落​肚​噉
    to devour food; to gorge oneself; to wolf down food
    • 記者食飯時間短，都係狼吞虎嚥。
      记者食饭时间短，都系狼吞虎咽。
      gei3 ze2 sik6 faan6 si4 gaan3 dyun2, dou1 hai6 long4 tan1 fu2 jin3.
      Reporters have a short lunch time and just wolf down their meal.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to gorge; to wolf down
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他狼吞虎咽地吃了一顿。
    他狼吞虎嚥地吃了一頓。
    tā láng tūn hǔ yàn dì chī le yī dùn 。
    • He devoured his meal.
  2. Mandarin
    别狼吞虎咽的。你最好细嚼慢咽地吃。
    別狼吞虎嚥的。你最好細嚼慢嚥地吃。
    bié láng tūn hǔ yàn de 。 nǐ zuì hǎo xì jiáo màn yàn dì chī 。
    • Stop inhaling your food. You should eat a little slower.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    狼吞虎咽
    狼吞虎嚥
    long4 tan1 fu2 jin3
    • to devour food; to gorge oneself; to wolf down food
  2. Cantonese
    记者食饭时间短，都系狼吞虎咽。
    記者食飯時間短，都係狼吞虎嚥。
    gei3 ze2 sik6 faan6 si4 gaan3 dyun2, dou1 hai6 long4 tan1 fu2 jin3.
    • Reporters have a short lunch time and just wolf down their meal.