"眼大肚子小" meaning in Chinese

See 眼大肚子小 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /ŋaːn¹³ taːi̯²² tʰou̯¹³ t͡siː³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|phrase}} 眼大肚子小
  1. (idiomatic) to have eyes bigger than one's stomach; to take more food than one can eat Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 眼闊肚窄 [Cantonese, Guangzhou], 眼闊肚窄 [Cantonese], 眼大肚窄 [Cantonese], 眼闊肚狹 [Hakka, Meixian], 目大肚細 [Min-Nan]
    Sense id: en-眼大肚子小-zh-phrase-yzcg0exh Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "zh_pron": "ㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨˋ ˙ㄗ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yen³ ta⁴ tu⁴-tzŭ⁵ hsiao³"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yǎn dà dù-dz syǎu"
    },
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yean dah duh.tzy sheau"
    },
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      "roman": "janʹ da duczy sjao",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "янь да дуцзы сяо"
    },
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      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh_pron": "ngáahn daaih tóuh jí síu"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh_pron": "янь да дуцзы сяо"
    },
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      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh_pron": "ngaan⁵ daai⁶ tou⁵ zi² siu²"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngáahn daaih tóuh jí síu"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngaan⁵ daai⁶ tou⁵ dzi² siu²"
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngan⁵ dai⁶ tou⁵ ji² xiu²"
    },
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      "word": "眼闊肚窄"
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      "word": "眼大肚窄"
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      "word": "眼闊肚狹"
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