眼闊肚窄 (ngaan5 fut3 tou5 zaak3) — to bite off more than you can chew; sb's eyes are bigger than their stomach/belly; to be greedy (for food); to be a glutton in Cantonese

ngaanˏ₅fut˗₃touˏ₅zaak˗₃
眼阔肚窄
Mandarin Pinyin: yan3 kuo4 du4 zhai3

Meaning of 眼闊肚窄

nounto bite off more than you can chew; sb's eyes are bigger than their stomach/belly; to be greedy (for food); to be a glutton
noun口大喉嚨小 , 眼大肚子小 , 眼饞肚飽
noun(adjective) to want more than what one can eat / take in; to be overly greedy; to bite off more than one can chew; ; literally "eyes bigger than your stomach"

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Don't be so greedy, there's still a lot of food; eat slower!
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