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大快朵颐

大快朵頤
dàkuàiduǒyí
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to eat with great relish (idiom)
  2. 2 to feast on; to dig in happily

Examples

一桌海鲜端上来，大家开始大快朵颐。
Yī zhuō hǎixiān duān shànglái, dàjiā kāishǐ dàkuàiduǒyí.
A table of seafood was brought out, and everyone dug in with gusto.
爬了一整天山后，我们终于可以大快朵颐了。
Pá le yī zhěng tiān shān hòu, wǒmen zhōngyú kěyǐ dàkuàiduǒyí le.
After hiking all day, we could finally tuck in with relish.

Tips

memory
朵颐 literally means 'moving cheeks' — the image of cheeks working happily on good food. 大快 adds 'greatly delighted'.

Stroke Order

大 dà
快 kuài
朵 duǒ
颐 yí