眼大肚子小 (ngaan5 daai6 tou5 zi2 siu2) — (idiom) to bite off more than you can chew, to be greedy (for food), to be a glutton; (lit. large eyes, small stomach) | Syn.: 眼闊肚窄, 口大喉嚨小, 眼饞肚飽 in Cantonese

ngaanˏ₅daaiˍ₆touˏ₅ziˊ²siuˊ²
Mandarin Pinyin: yan3 da4 du4 zi5 xiao3

Meaning of 眼大肚子小

noun(idiom) to bite off more than you can chew, to be greedy (for food), to be a glutton; (lit. large eyes, small stomach) | Syn.: 眼闊肚窄, 口大喉嚨小, 眼饞肚飽

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