Chinese Word: 饕 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

饕

Pinyin: tāo

English Definition: gluttonous; see 饕餮 , zoomorphic mask motif

Chinese Definition:
①(饕餮)ａ．传说中的一种凶恶贪食的野兽，古代铜器上面常用它的头部形状做装饰；b．喻凶恶贪婪的人；c．喻贪吃的人。
②贪财，贪食：老饕。

Total strokes: 22; Radical: 食

Pictophonetic:號 indicates the sound; 食 (eat) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 號 [ hào ] mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
- 食 [ shí ] food; to eat

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饕餮	tāo tiè	ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king; zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes; gluttonous; sumptuous (banquet)
老饕	lǎo tāo	glutton
饕餮之徒	tāo tiè zhī tú	glutton; gourmand; by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
贪饕无厌	tān tāo wú yàn	to be very greedy (idiom)
饕客	tāo kè	gourmand

1		guān xīn 关心 lóng xiā 龙虾， jiù 就 néng 能 ràng 让 xǐ ài 喜爱 hǎi xiān 海鲜 de 的 tāo kè 饕客 bù 不 lǐ huì 理会 wěi yú 鲔鱼？ Does considering the lobster allow seafood lovers to disregard the tuna?
2		zuò wéi 作为 mǎ lái xī yà 马来西亚 dì yī 第一 jiān 间 fēn diàn 分店， yīng gāi 应该 xī yǐn 吸引 bù shǎo 不少 tāo kè 饕客 guāng gù 光顾 ba 吧！ First branch in Malaysia, sure a lot of people want to try their dishes.
3		dá 答： jiù shì 就是 jiāo ào 骄傲、 qiān lìn 悭吝、 mí 迷 sè 色、 fèn nù 忿怒、 jí dù 嫉妒、 tān 贪 tāo 饕、 lǎn duò 懒惰。 The seven capital sins are: pride, covetousness, lust, anger, envy, gluttony , sloth.
4		tā 他 de 的《 luò 落 méi 梅》 shī 诗 shuō 说： “ xuě 雪 nüè 虐 fēng 风 tāo 饕 yù 愈 lǐn rán 凛然， huā 花 zhōng 中 qì jié 气节 zuì gāo 最高 jiān 坚。 His "La Mei" Shi said: "The Snow Child socialist the more awe-inspiring wind, the highest integrity, strong flowers.
5		yǒu guān 有关 pú tao jiǔ 葡萄酒 de 的 lè guān 乐观 shù jù 数据： jīng pǐn 精品 pú tao jiǔ 葡萄酒 shù liàng 数量 yǒu xiàn 有限， bèi shòu 备受 jiǔ 酒 tāo 饕 men 们 de 的 zhēn shì 珍视。 Bullish points for wine: Outstanding wine is scarce and it has value to drinkers.

1		guān xīn 关心 lóng xiā 龙虾， jiù 就 néng 能 ràng 让 xǐ ài 喜爱 hǎi xiān 海鲜 de 的 tāo kè 饕客 bù 不 lǐ huì 理会 wěi yú 鲔鱼？ Does considering the lobster allow seafood lovers to disregard the tuna?
2		zuò wéi 作为 mǎ lái xī yà 马来西亚 dì yī 第一 jiān 间 fēn diàn 分店， yīng gāi 应该 xī yǐn 吸引 bù shǎo 不少 tāo kè 饕客 guāng gù 光顾 ba 吧！ First branch in Malaysia, sure a lot of people want to try their dishes.
3		dá 答： jiù shì 就是 jiāo ào 骄傲、 qiān lìn 悭吝、 mí 迷 sè 色、 fèn nù 忿怒、 jí dù 嫉妒、 tān 贪 tāo 饕、 lǎn duò 懒惰。 The seven capital sins are: pride, covetousness, lust, anger, envy, gluttony , sloth.
4		tā 他 de 的《 luò 落 méi 梅》 shī 诗 shuō 说： “ xuě 雪 nüè 虐 fēng 风 tāo 饕 yù 愈 lǐn rán 凛然， huā 花 zhōng 中 qì jié 气节 zuì gāo 最高 jiān 坚。 His "La Mei" Shi said: "The Snow Child socialist the more awe-inspiring wind, the highest integrity, strong flowers.
5		yǒu guān 有关 pú tao jiǔ 葡萄酒 de 的 lè guān 乐观 shù jù 数据： jīng pǐn 精品 pú tao jiǔ 葡萄酒 shù liàng 数量 yǒu xiàn 有限， bèi shòu 备受 jiǔ 酒 tāo 饕 men 们 de 的 zhēn shì 珍视。 Bullish points for wine: Outstanding wine is scarce and it has value to drinkers.