為食 (wai6 sik6 | ) : greedy; gluttonous; gourmand

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為食

wai6 sik6

greedy; gluttonous; gourmand; greedy (for food) [Syn.] 為食貓 , 為食鬼 [華]: 饞嘴

Variant form 爲食.

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 568,000

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

為食 / 为食

This word has been viewed 6470 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 16th Jul 2004 18:18 and last edited on 8th Dec 2008 16:15

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為 wai4 wai6 - do, act; serve as; be; for
食 sik6 zi6 - eat; food

3 compounds containing this word:

為食鬼 - greedy; gluttonous; gourmand
為食貓 - greedy; gluttonous; gourmand
為食啄 - glutton

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