细嚼慢咽 (細嚼慢嚥)
xì jiáo màn yàn
Pinyin

Definition

细嚼慢咽 (細嚼慢嚥)
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xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. to eat slowly (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

慢
màn
  1. 1 slow
慢慢
màn màn
  1. 1 slowly
傲慢
ào màn
  1. 1 arrogant
  2. 2 haughty
咀嚼
jǔ jué
  1. 1 to chew
  2. 2 to think over
嚼
jiáo
  1. 1 to chew
  2. 2 also pr. [jué]

Idioms (4)

味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
  1. 1 tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
  2. 2 tasteless
  3. 3 insipid
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)
贪多嚼不烂
tān duō jiáo bù làn
  1. 1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)