Taotian means greedy, gluttonous, lazy to eat.

In Chinese, gluttonous is usually used to describe a certain person or a certain behavior. For example, using the adjective gluttonous to describe someone can mean that a person is greedy or gluttonous, or it can also express a person's domain. The pursuit of extreme strength. In ancient literature, Taotie is a beast in myths and legends, and its image is very terrifying.

In "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", there are records about the Taotie, which is described as a ferocious beast with a human body and a human face, wrapped in insects and snakes, gluttonous in gambling, and cannibalism without satiety. Because gluttons have unreasonable characteristics such as animal body and human face, gluttony and excessive gluttony, gluttonous people are used to describe some bad people who behave unscrupulously. In modern Chinese, the meaning of gluttonous food has become relatively soft.

When we usually describe a person’s gluttonous behavior, we can use the term glutton. If there is a person who likes to try delicious food and is a food lover, we can describe him as a "foodie". But if this person's food-loving behavior has become greedy and endless, it can be described as a "gourmet".

Words containing gourmet food

"Gourmet" generally refers to gourmets, people who like to pursue delicious food, and its meaning is relatively mild. At the same time, "Tao" can also be used to describe people who are extremely strong in pursuing a certain field, which more implies the attitude and determination to pursue something firmly.