饞 (caam4) — greedy; covetous of; hunger for in Cantonese | HKDictionary

caamˎ₄饞

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Mandarin Pinyin: chan2

Meaning of 饞

noungreedy; covetous of; hunger for

noungluttonous; ravenous; voracious

Words Containing 饞

饞嘴caam4 zeoi2

greedy (for food); gluttonous. | Cant.: 為食

眼饞肚飽ngaan5 caam4 tou5 baau2

(idiom) to bite off more than you can chew, to be greedy (for food), to be a glutton; (lit. greedy eyes, full stomach) | Syn.: 眼闊肚窄, 口大喉嚨小, 眼大肚子小

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