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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bàoshí
"暴食对人的健康非常有害。"
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Habitual greed or excess in eating.
"He viewed his holiday feast as an act of pure gluttony."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'glotonie', originating from the Latin 'gluttire' meaning to swallow or devour, related to 'gula' meaning throat. It entered the English language in the Middle English period, initially bearing both religious connotations relating to the cardinal sin of excessive eating and general secular meanings of overindulgence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gluttony" is said worldwide
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gourmandise
Transliteration: gourmandise
"La gourmandise est l'un des sept péchés capitaux."
Völlerei
Transliteration: Voellerei
"Die Völlerei gilt in der christlichen Ethik als Todsünde."
gola
Transliteration: gola
"La gola è uno dei sette vizi capitali."
gula
Transliteration: gula
"La gula es considerada uno de los pecados capitales."
gula
Transliteration: gula
"A gula é um dos sete pecados capitais."
पेटूपन
Transliteration: petupan
"अतिरिक्त खाना खाना पेटूपन कहलाता है।"
暴食
Transliteration: bàoshí
"暴食对人的健康非常有害。"
폭식
Transliteration: poksik
"그는 명절 동안 폭식을 했다."
暴食
Transliteration: bōshoku
"暴食は健康を損なう原因となる。"
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