一口吃个磨扇，好大的胃口一口吃個磨扇，好大的胃口一口吃個磨扇，好大的胃口

eating a millstone in one bite: what a huge appetite

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Mocks someone for being greedy or for wanting far too much.
Wordplay: 胃口 (wèikǒu) means both appetite and, figuratively, greed or ambition.

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Simplified: 一口吃个磨扇，好大的胃口
Traditional (Taiwan): 一口吃個磨扇，好大的胃口
Pinyin: yìkǒu chī ge móshàn, hǎo dà de wèikǒu
Pinyin (Taiwan): yìkǒu chī gè móshàn, hǎo dà de wèikǒu
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄍㄜˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄕㄢˋ，ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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