饕
tāo
Pinyin

Definition

饕
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tāo
  1. gluttonous
  2. see 饕餮[tāo tiè], zoomorphic mask motif

Character Decomposition

Related Words (4)

饕餮
tāo tiè
  1. 1 ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king
  2. 2 zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes
  3. 3 gluttonous
  4. 4 sumptuous (banquet)
老饕
lǎo tāo
  1. 1 glutton
饕
tāo
  1. 1 gluttonous
  2. 2 see also: 饕餮 tāo tiè
  3. 3 zoomorphic mask motif
饕客
tāo kè
  1. 1 gourmand

Idioms (1)

饕餮大餐
tāo tiè dà cān
  1. 1 great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet

Sample Sentences

哎呦呦，得得得，服了你了，看得出来你是老饕，赶快从椅子上下来，尝尝味道再给评价评价。
āi yōu yōu ，dédédé ，fú le nǐ le ，kàn de chūlái nǐ shì lǎotāo ，gǎnkuài cóng yǐzi shàng xiàlai ，chángchang wèidao zài gěi píngjià píngjià 。
Ah, OK, OK, OK. I got to hand it to you, it's clear you're a connoisseur. Hurry up and come down from the chair, give it a taste and then you can review it.
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嗬！听你这口气，是嫌人家不够专业咯！那你倒是说说看，你们老饕和一般小吃货有何差别啊，洗耳恭听！
hē ！tīng nǐ zhè kǒuqì ，shì xián rénjiā bùgòu zhuānyè lo ！nà nǐ dàoshì shuō shuo kàn ，nǐmen lǎotāo hé yībān xiǎo chīhuò yǒu hé chābié ā ，xǐěrgōngtīng ！
Huh! Listening to your tone, I surmise that you're not impressed with the level of other people's professionalism! Can you explain to me then, what the difference is between normal foodies and connoisseurs like you? I'm all ears!
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是啊，我身边老饕都说愿意减三分之一的光阴换这秋蟹和黄酒呢！我也是一想到就直咽口水啊！
shì a ，wǒ shēnbiān lǎotāo dōu shuō yuànyì jiǎn sānfēnzhīyī de guāngyīn huàn zhè qiū xiè hé huángjiǔ ne ！wǒ yě shì yī xiǎngdào jiù zhí yàn kǒushuǐ ā ！
Yeah. All the foodies I know say they would be willing to exchange one third of their lives for these Autumn crabs and huangjiu! My mouth waters just thinking about it!
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嘿，消息还真灵通。我们台确实要开一个“天下饕客”的节目呢。
hēi ，xiāoxi hái zhēn língtōng 。wǒmen tái quèshí yào kāi yī gè “tiānxià tāokè ”de jiémù ne 。
Hey, news spreads so fast. Our channel is, in fact, launching a program called "World Gourmand".
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