吃油

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Chinese

eat; eradicate; destroy
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 
oil; sly
simp. and trad.
(吃油)

Pronunciation


Verb

吃⫽油 (verb-object)

  1. to absorb oil (of food)
  2. to guzzle fuel (of a vehicle)

Synonyms

  • (to guzzle fuel): 耗油 (hàoyóu); (Hokkien) 食油 (shíyóu)