tāo tiè zhī túdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
glutton / gourmand / by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
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Original source entry:

饕餮之徒 饕餮之徒 [tao1 tie4 zhi1 tu2] /glutton/gourmand/by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc/

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饕餮之徒
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