吃 (hek3) — wipe out; annihilate; destroy in Cantonese
hek˗₃吃
Mandarin Pinyin: chi1
Meaning of 吃
nounwipe out; annihilate; destroy
nounsustain; suffer; endure
nounabsorb; soak/sponge up
nouneat; take (food); drink
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Example Sentences with 吃
你想吃麵還是吃飯？
Do you want to eat noodles or rice?
我父母早餐常吃烤麵包。
My parents eat toast for breakfast.
我甚麼都喜歡吃
I like to eat everything.
我什麼都喜歡吃
I like to eat everything.
你每次都吃太多！
You always eat too much food!
Words Containing 吃
吃的人hek3 dik1 jan4
eater
吃苦hek3 fu2
to bear hardships (lit., "eat bitterness")
吃東西hek3 dung1 sai1
to have a meal [] Cant.: 食嘢
吃力的工作hek3 lik6 dik1 gung1 zok3
travail
贏家通吃jeng4 gaa1 tung1 hek3
winner takes all
吃不消hek3 bat1 siu1
cannot stomach it; cannot stand it anymore. Syn.: 受不了. Cant.: 頂唔住; 頂唔順
吃掉hek3 diu6
eat up; finish eating
吃大戶hek3 daai6 wu6
mass seizure of food from landlords during famines before liberation
吃喝嫖賭hek3 hot3 piu4 dou2
vices (gluttony, alcoholism, lust, gambling)
吃不服hek3 bat1 fuk6
not be accustomed to eating sth/not be used to certain food
吃穿hek3 cyun1
food and clothing
吃大鍋飯hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6
to mess together
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