眼闊肚窄 (ngaan5 fut3 tou5 zaak3 | yan3 kuo4 du4 zhai3) : to bite off more than you can chew

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眼闊肚窄

ngaan5 fut3 tou5 zaak3

yan3 kuo4 du4 zhai3

to bite off more than you can chew; sb's eyes are bigger than their stomach/belly; to be greedy (for food); to be a glutton

[國] 口大喉嚨小 , 眼大肚子小 , 眼饞肚飽

This Cantonese expression is probably a literal translation from the English idiom "sb's eyes are bigger than their stomach".

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

眼闊肚窄 / 眼阔肚窄

This word has been viewed 6011 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Yeegs on 4th Nov 2005 02:41 and last edited on 23rd Aug 2009 04:12

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眼 ngaan5 - eye
闊 fut3 - wide; separated; wealthy
肚 tou5 - belly; stomach
窄 zaak3 - narrow; narrow-minded

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咪咁眼闊肚窄，重有好多餸；慢慢啲食！粵
Don't be so greedy, there's still a lot of food; eat slower!

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