狼吞虎咽

láng tūn hǔ yàn

to wolf your food down

Character by character

狼láng
wolf

吞tūn
swallow

虎hǔ
tiger

咽yàn
gulp

他饿极了，狼吞虎咽地吃了起来。

He was starving and started wolfing it down.

Tone: neutral.

Vivid and informal; usually 狼吞虎咽地吃.

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