devouring things

láng　tūnhǔyàn

[Definition] Swallowing things like a wolf and tiger. Describes eating vigorously and urgently.

[Speech out] Li Baojia of the Qing Dynasty's "Record of the Appearance of Officialdom": "I didn't take the time to engrave; gobbled it up; I ate it all."

[Authentic pronunciation] Swallow; cannot be read as " yīn" or "yè".

[Shape identification] Swallow; cannot be written as "tongue".

[Synonym] Eating and drinking heavily, not being selective when hungry, not being satisfied with food

[Antonym] Chewing slowly

[Usage] Used to describe the appearance of eating. Generally used as predicate, adverbial, and attributive.

[Structure] Union.

[Analysis] ~It is similar to "not choosing food when hungry". The focus is on the physical movements on the outside.