Word Meaning 鯨飲馬食

げいいんばしょく geiimbashoku

鯨飲馬食 is read as げいいんばしょく (geiimbashoku) and means drinking like a fish and eating like a horse.

Meaning

English

drinking like a fish and eating like a horse
eating mountains of food and drinking oceans of liquor

Reading

Kana

げいいんばしょく

Romaji

geiimbashoku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 50 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 111544 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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牛飲馬食

ぎゅういんばしょく

heavy eating and drinking

鯨飲

げいいん

drinking hard

無銭飲食

むせんいんしょく

dine and dash

飲食

おんじき

food and drink

馬食

ばしょく

heavy eating

軽飲食

けいいんしょく

snack

暴飲暴食

ぼういんぼうしょく

drinking and eating too much

重飲食

じゅういんしょく

full-scale eating and drinking (cf. lighter fare usu. served in cafes)

絶飲食

ぜついんしょく

fasting

飲食街

いんしょくがい

arcade with bars and restaurants

特殊飲食店

とくしゅいんしょくてん

brothel

飲食店

いんしょくてん

restaurant