饕餮之徒

tāotièzhītú
  1. glutton
  2. gourmand
  3. by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc

CEDICT

饕餮，传说中的一种凶恶贪食的野兽。饕餮之徒比喻凶恶贪婪或贪吃不厌的人。

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Entry Composition

1 饕餮 tāotiè
  1. ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king
  2. zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes
  3. gluttonous
  4. sumptuous (banquet)
2 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
3 徒 tú
  1. (bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 骗徒 piàntú "swindler" or 叛徒 pàntú "traitor" etc)
  2. (bound form) on foot
  3. (bound form) bare; empty
  4. (bound form) to no avail; in vain
  5. (bound form) merely; just; only
  6. (bound form) prison sentence

Related entries

老饕 lǎotāo glutton
贪吃鬼 tānchīguǐ
  1. glutton
  2. chowhound
點了這麼多甜點還是不滿足，真是個貪吃鬼呢。

You ordered so many desserts and still felt unsatisfied. You're such a glutton.

He ordered so many desserts and still felt unsatisfied. He's such a glutton.

She ordered so many desserts and still felt unsatisfied. She's such a glutton.

Source: Tatoeba

饿鬼 èguǐ
  1. sb who is always hungry
  2. glutton
  3. (Buddhism) hungry ghost
馋嘴 chánzuǐ
  1. gluttonous
  2. glutton
馋人 chánrén
  1. to make one's mouth water
  2. appetizing
  3. greedy person
  4. glutton
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