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眼大肚子小

ngaan5 daai6 tou5 zi2 siu2

yan3 da4 du4 zi5 xiao3

(idiom) to bite off more than you can chew, to be greedy (for food), to be a glutton; (lit. large eyes, small stomach) | Syn.: 眼闊肚窄, 口大喉嚨小, 眼饞肚飽

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眼大肚子小

眼 ngaan5 yan3 en3 - eye; look
大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big
肚 tou5 du4 {du3} - stomach
子 zi2 zi3 zi5 - child, offspring
小 siu2 xiao3 - small, tiny, little

This word was added by Yeegs on 9th Nov 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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