眼大肚子小 — Cantonese Dictionary — Cantonese.hk

眼大肚子小

ngaan5 daai6 tou5 zi2 siu2

Mandarin: yan3 da4 du4 zi5 xiao3

眼

ngaan5

T5

大

daai6

T6

肚

tou5

T5

子

zi2

T2

小

siu2

T2

Definitions

1 (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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