為食

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed
trad. (為食/爲食)		為/爲	食
simp. (为食)		为	食

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁶ sik⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁶ sik⁶
    • Yale: waih sihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁶ sik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁶ xig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²² sɪk̚²/

Adjective

為食

1. (Cantonese) gluttonous

Synonyms

• 上合合 (Hakka)
• 喙斗㾀 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 嘴饞／嘴馋 (zuǐchán)
• 圖食／图食 (Hakka)
• 好吃 (hàochī)
• 好食 (Cantonese, Hakka)
• 枵饞／枵馋 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 枵鬼 (Hokkien)
• 豺食 (Hakka)
• 貪吃／贪吃 (tānchī)
• 貪嘴／贪嘴 (tānzuǐ)
• 貪食／贪食 (taam¹ sik⁶) (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew)
• 貪饞／贪馋 (tānchán)
• 重食 (Hokkien)
• 饞嘴／馋嘴 (chánzuǐ)
• 饞食／馋食 (Taiwanese Hokkien)

 

Derived terms

• 為食貓／为食猫
• 為食鬼／为食鬼

 

Related terms

• 大食