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  caam4   jyutping
  chan2   pinyin
[1] gluttonous; ravenous; voracious
[2] greedy; covetous of; hunger for

adjective
Stroke count: 26
Level: 2
Radical: (#184)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
饞 / 馋

This word has been viewed 6066 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Apr 2012 15:29

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detail  caam4 zeoi2  chan2 zui3 = greedy; gluttonous
detail  ngaan5 caam4 tou5 baau2  yan3 chan2 du4 bao3 = (idiom) to bite off more than you can chew

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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