細嚼慢嚥
xì​jiáo​màn​yàn

to eat slowly

  • created sense approved 细嚼慢咽/細嚼慢嚥 · xì​jiáo​màn​yàn · to eat slowly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    细嚼慢咽 / 細嚼慢嚥

    xì​jiáo​màn​yàn

    to eat slowly

    (idiom) To chew food carefully and swallow slowly; to eat with deliberation for better digestion.

    细 (literal) → 细/細 · xì · meticulous 嚼 (literal) → 嚼 · jiáo · to chew 慢 (literal) → 慢 · màn · slow 咽 (literal) → 咽 · yàn · to swallow

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