There are 32 total results for your devour search.
Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
倀 伥 see styles |
chāng chang1 ch`ang chang |
(bound form) ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others |
噬 see styles |
shì shi4 shih |
to devour; to bite |
獏 see styles |
mò mo4 mo baku ばく |
variant of 貘[mo4] (1) (kana only) tapir (Tapirus spp.); (2) mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams; (surname, given name) Baku |
貘 see styles |
mò mo4 mo baku ばく |
tapir (1) (kana only) tapir (Tapirus spp.); (2) mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams; (given name) Baku |
三塗 三涂 see styles |
sān tú san1 tu2 san t`u san tu sanzu |
The 塗 mire is interpreted by 途 a road, i.e. the three unhappy gati or ways; (a) 火塗 to the fires of hell; (b) 血塗 to the hell of blood, where as animals they devour each other; (c) 刀塗 the asipattra hell of swords, where the leaves and grasses are sharp-edged swords. Cf. 三惡趣. |
倀鬼 伥鬼 see styles |
chāng guǐ chang1 gui3 ch`ang kuei chang kuei |
ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others |
吞吃 see styles |
tūn chī tun1 chi1 t`un ch`ih tun chih |
to devour |
吞食 see styles |
tūn shí tun1 shi2 t`un shih tun shih |
to devour |
噉食 see styles |
dàn shí dan4 shi2 tan shih kanjiki |
to devour |
火車 火车 see styles |
huǒ chē huo3 che1 huo ch`e huo che kasha かしゃ |
train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4] (1) {Buddh} fiery chariot; (2) kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies); (3) steam locomotive (in China); (4) (abbreviation) (archaism) (See 火車婆) vile old hag The fiery chariot (belonging to the hells); there is also the 火車地獄 hell of the fire-chariot, and the fire-pit with its fiery wheels; the sufferer first freezes, then is tempted into the chariot which bursts into flames and he perishes in the fire pit, a process each sufferer repeats daily 90 koṭīs of times. |
螟蛾 see styles |
meiga; meiga / mega; mega めいが; メイガ |
(kana only) pyralid (any moth of family Pyralidae, many of which have larvae that devour foodstuffs) |
貪る see styles |
musaboru むさぼる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for; to lust insatiably for; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to keep doing (without losing interest); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to eat greedily; to devour |
食噉 see styles |
shí dàn shi2 dan4 shih tan |
to devour |
メイガ see styles |
meiga / mega メイガ |
(kana only) pyralid (any moth of family Pyralidae, many of which have larvae that devour foodstuffs) |
Variations: |
baku; baku ばく; バク |
(1) (kana only) tapir (Tapirus spp.); (2) mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams |
羯耻那 see styles |
jié chin à jie2 chin3 a4 chieh chin a kachina |
khaṭṭika. Lictors in hades; possibly from the root khād, to devour; also 羯耻羅; 伽絺那; it is also defined as 'dog-cookers', butchers, hunters, those who live by killing and selling animals, persons of very low caste. |
訶利底 诃利底 see styles |
hē lì dǐ he1 li4 di3 ho li ti Karitei |
Hāritī; also 訶利帝 (or 訶哩帝); 呵利底; 呵利帝 (or 呵利陀); 阿利底 Ariti; intp. as captivating, charming; cruel; dark green, yellow, etc.; mother of demons, a rākṣasī who was under a vow to devour the children of Rājagṛha, but was converted by the Buddha, and became the guardian of nunneries, where her image, carrying a child and with children by her, is worshipped for children or in children's ailments. |
鬼子母 see styles |
guǐ zǐ mǔ gui3 zi3 mu3 kuei tzu mu |
Hāritī, 訶梨帝 intp. as pleased, or pleasing. A 'woman who having vowed to devour all the babies at Rādjagriha was reborn as a rākshasī, and gave birth to 500 children, one of which she was to devour every day. Converted by Śākyamuni she entered a convent. Her image is to be seen in all nunneries'. Eitel. Another account is that she is the mother of 500 demons, and that from being an evil goddess or spirit she was converted to become a protectress of Buddhism. |
がっつく see styles |
gattsuku がっつく |
(v5k,vi) (See がつがつ・1) to be greedy; to devour greedily |
狼吞虎嚥 狼吞虎咽 see styles |
láng tūn hǔ yàn lang2 tun1 hu3 yan4 lang t`un hu yen lang tun hu yen |
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself |
茹毛飲血 茹毛饮血 see styles |
rú máo yǐn xuè ru2 mao2 yin3 xue4 ju mao yin hsüeh |
devour raw meat and fowl (of savages) |
貪り食う see styles |
musaborikuu / musaboriku むさぼりくう |
(transitive verb) to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up |
食い殺す see styles |
kuikorosu くいころす |
(transitive verb) to devour; to bite to death |
食い荒す see styles |
kuiarasu くいあらす |
(transitive verb) (1) to devour; to wolf down; (2) to eat some of everything; (3) to work at various things |
飯を喰う see styles |
meshiokuu / meshioku めしをくう |
(exp,v5u) to devour a meal; to have a meal |
飯を食う see styles |
meshiokuu / meshioku めしをくう |
(exp,v5u) to devour a meal; to have a meal |
虎毒不食子 see styles |
hǔ dú bù shí zǐ hu3 du2 bu4 shi2 zi3 hu tu pu shih tzu |
a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom); even wild beasts look after their young |
貪り食らう see styles |
musaborikurau むさぼりくらう |
(Godan verb with "u" ending) to devour greedily |
食い荒らす see styles |
kuiarasu くいあらす |
(transitive verb) (1) to devour; to wolf down; (2) to eat some of everything; (3) to work at various things |
Variations: |
baku; baku ばく; バク |
(1) (kana only) tapir (Tapirus spp.); (2) mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams) |
Variations: |
musaborikuu / musaboriku むさぼりくう |
(transitive verb) to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up |
Variations: |
kuiarasu くいあらす |
(transitive verb) (1) to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to devour; to wolf down; (transitive verb) (2) to eat a bit of everything; (transitive verb) (3) to encroach upon; to take over; to steal (e.g. support) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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