san4 sin1 tou5神仙肚
Jyutpingsan4 sin1 tou5
Yalesàhn sīn tóuh
Definition
Someone who rarely feels hungry, or who can go for a long time without eating.
colloquialpeoplefood
How it's used
This term is a playful way to describe someone who seems to require very little food to survive. It carries a lighthearted, slightly envious tone when used to describe someone with a small appetite. It is not used to describe someone who is fasting for health or religious reasons, but rather someone whose natural constitution is simply not prone to hunger.
Examples
He eats so little usually, he really has a stomach of a deity.
Related words
Common phrases
truly a stomach of a deity
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with being a picky eater, as it specifically refers to the lack of hunger sensation rather than a preference for certain foods.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
