狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn

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

HSK 6

Word data

HSK 6
Frequency 20808th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
狼 láng HSK 6
wolf
吞 tūn HSK 6
to swallow; to take
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger
咽 yàn HSK 6
to swallow; variant of 嚥yàn; to choke (in crying)