「食七噉食 / 食七咁食」
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食 to eat; to take (medicine); to suffer; to conquer; to control 七 seven 噉 then; in this way; well; this; in this manner; like 食 to eat; to take (medicine); to suffer; to conquer; to control |
| Part of Speech: | expression |
| Labels: | Slang |
| Explanation: |
to wolf down food; to pig out; to gorge oneself; alludes to guests stuffing themselves at traditional post-funeral banquets during the 49-day (the seven sevens) mourning period; literally: eating like at a seventh-day mourning feast
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| See also: | 狼吞虎嚥 峽谷 山坑 峽 |
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