ChinaWiki
Search
  • Home
  • All
  • Travel
  • Singers
  • Hot
  • Movie
  • Music
  • Personage
  • ScenicSpot
  • Food
  • Provinces
  • Opera
  • WebSite
  • Insurance
  • Banks
  • Dynasty
  • Hotels
  • Idiom
  • Schools
  • Performers
Home > List > Culture > Idiom

his eyes are bigger than his belly

Time: 2022-01-31 07:45:15 Author: ChinaWiki.net

his eyes are bigger than his belly

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǎ NCH á nd ù B ǎ o, which means that people are insatiable. From a dream of Red Mansions.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 16 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "it's time to see the world after a trip to Suzhou. I'm still so hungry."

Analysis of Idioms

Insatiable greed

Idiom usage

To be insatiable is to be insatiable

his eyes are bigger than his belly


Chinese Edition

 

Ask a Question
Question Summary (100 characters)
Details (2,000 characters)
Name Country Email
 
Reply
Details (2,000 characters)
Name Country Email
Captcha captcha
Related Articles
  • 1.be quite different

    be quite different - dà yǒu jìng tíng

    Time 2021-03-06
  • 2.in the most congenial surroundings

    in the most congenial surroundings - jiāo lóng dé shuǐ

    Time 2021-03-06
  • 3.be inextricably involved

    be inextricably involved - nán fēn nán jiě

    Time 2021-03-06
  • 4.toil with no gain

    toil with no gain - láo ér wú gōng

    Time 2021-03-06
  • 5.Take advantage of the opportunity

    Take advantage of the opportunity - guà xí wéi mén

    Time 2021-03-06
  • 6.Anecdotes

    Anecdotes - yì wén yí shì

    Time 2021-03-06
  • 7.It's hard to love

    It's hard to love - xīn yǎng nán zhuā

    Time 2021-03-06
  • 8.supremely majestic

    supremely majestic - zhì zūn zhì guì

    Time 2021-03-06
  • 9.hardship of travel

    hardship of travel - lù sù fēng cān

    Time 2021-03-06
  • 10.You Xian Yang Li

    You Xian Yang Li - yōu xián yáng lì

    Time 2021-03-06
Website directory
About
News
History
Culture
Laws
Others
LearningChineseMandarin
About Us Privacy
Copyright © 2019-2025 chinawiki.net All rights reserved. China, an ancient and beautiful oriental country.