Jyutping
sik6 cat1 gam2 sik6
Pinyin
shí qī dàn shí
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
to engorge (eat to excess); to gobble; to devour ravenously
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句、俚語
狼吞虎咽；搏命食；源於廣東舊俗，屋企有白事會做七，每七日一祭，七次先完，每次都會設酒飯款待親友，席間乘機大飲大食嘅親友嘅印象，就化作呢句比喻 to eat a large meal; to eat greedily; to "stuff oneself"; a reference to a Cantonese funeral custom involving a seven-dish banquet after the funeral service following seven days of mourning