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饕餮大餐

tāo tiè dà cāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom) / sumptuous banquet
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-270de07a6e950087. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

饕餮大餐 饕餮大餐 [tao1 tie4 da4 can1] /great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 饕
    tāo

    (literary) greedy / gluttonous

  • 餮
    tiè

    (literary) greedy / gluttonous

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 餐
    cān

    meal / to eat / classifier for meals

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.