食髓知味
shí​suǐ​zhī​wèi

to develop a taste for something

  • created sense approved 食髓知味 · shí​suǐ​zhī​wèi · to develop a taste for something — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    食髓知味

    shí​suǐ​zhī​wèi

    to develop a taste for something

    Literally meaning to taste the marrow and know its flavor; used to describe someone who has gotten a taste of success or benefit and becomes greedy for more.

    食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat 髓 (literal) → 髓 · suǐ · marrow 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 味 (literal) → 味 · wèi · taste

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