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细嚼慢咽

xì jiáo màn yàn

4-character word Traditional 細嚼慢嚥

What 细嚼慢咽 means

1. to eat slowly (idiom)

The characters in 细嚼慢咽

• 细xìthin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft
• 嚼jiáoto chew; also pr. jué
• 慢mànslow
• 咽yànto swallow

Example sentences

• 别狼吞虎咽的。你最好细嚼慢咽地吃。
  Bié lángtūnhǔyàn de. nǐ zuì hǎo xìjiáomànyàn de chī.
  Stop inhaling your food. You should eat a little slower.