眼寬肚窄 (ngaan5 fun1 tou5 zaak3) — to bite off more than you can chew, to be greedy (for food), to be a glutton; (lit. broad eyes, narrow stomach) [Var.] 眼肚窄 , 眼闊肚窄 [Syn.] 口大喉嚨小 , 眼大肚子小 , 眼饞肚飽 in Cantonese
ngaanˏ₅眼funˉ¹寬touˏ₅肚zaak˗₃窄简 眼宽肚窄
Mandarin Pinyin: yan3 kuan1 du4 zhai3
Meaning of 眼寬肚窄
nounto bite off more than you can chew, to be greedy (for food), to be a glutton; (lit. broad eyes, narrow stomach) [Var.] 眼肚窄 , 眼闊肚窄 [Syn.] 口大喉嚨小 , 眼大肚子小 , 眼饞肚飽