laan6 sik6爛食烂食
Jyutpinglaan6 sik6
Yalelaahn sihk
Definition
Gluttonous; loving to eat and having a large appetite.
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How it's used
Describes someone who is obsessed with food or constantly wanting to eat, often carrying a slightly negative or teasing connotation. It is frequently used to describe children or pets who are always begging for snacks. Unlike simply having a big appetite, it implies a lack of restraint or a greedy attitude toward food.
Examples
Why are you such a glutton, eating again after you just finished?
Related words
Common phrases
a glutton
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 貪心, which refers to greed for money or material possessions. While 爛食 implies greed, it is strictly limited to the context of food and eating habits.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
