朵颐

朵頤
duǒyí
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 (literary) to munch / chew with relish
  2. 2 to move the cheeks while eating

Examples

Miànduì yī zhuō měishí, tā dàkuàiduǒyí.
Faced with a table of delicacies, he ate with great gusto.
Kèrénmen duǒyí měiwèi, zàn bù jué kǒu.
The guests savored the delicious food with endless praise.

Tips

usage
朵颐 is almost always seen in the four-character phrase 大快朵颐 (dàkuàiduǒyí) — 'to eat heartily and with great enjoyment'. Rarely used outside that idiom. The image: (move / hang down) + (cheeks) — i.e. cheeks bulging and moving as you chew with pleasure. Origins trace back to 《·》.

Stroke Order

duǒ