Chinese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

大食

1. (archaic, Tang dynasty) the empire of the Arabs

Etymology 2

Pronunciation 1

Adjective

大食

1. (literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Min) having a large appetite; being a big eater

   我細個嗰陣時好大食㗎，一餐起碼要有三碗飯落肚。 [Cantonese, trad.]

   我细个𠮶阵时好大食㗎，一餐起码要有三碗饭落肚。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   Ngo⁵ sai³ go³ go² zan⁶ si⁴ hou²daai⁶ sik⁶ gaa³, jat¹ caan¹ hei² maa⁵ jiu³ jau⁵ saam¹ wun² faan⁶ lok⁶ tou⁵. [Jyutping]

   I used to be a big eater when I was small. I had to have at least three bowls of rice each meal.

2. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Min Nan, of a tool, e.g. a knife) penetrating deeper or more frequently

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 為食／为食 (“gluttonous; greedy”)

Antonyms

• (Cantonese, Min Nan) 細食／细食
• (Min Nan) 小食 (sió-chia̍h), 小口 (sió-kháu)

Derived terms

Noun

大食

1. (Taiwanese Min Nan, thieves' slang) gunny sack

Pronunciation 2

Verb

大食

1. (Cantonese, Min Dong) to gorge oneself; to pig out

Derived terms

Descendants

References

• Cantodict
• Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932), Ogawa Naoyoshi, editor, 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese and Min Nan), volume 2, Taihoku: 同府 [Dōfu], OCLC 25747241, page 430.