大食

Borrowed from Middle Persian tʾcyk' (Tāčīk, Tāzīg). Doublet of 塔吉克 (Tǎjíkè). Cognate with English Tajik.

大食

1. (archaic, Tang dynasty) the (Abbasid) caliphate

大食

1. (literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Min) having a large appetite; being a big eater

   我細個嗰陣時好大食㗎，一餐起碼要有三碗飯落肚。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我细个嗰阵时好大食㗎，一餐起码要有三碗饭落肚。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ sai³ go³ go² zan⁶ si⁴ hou² daai⁶ sik⁶ gaa³, jat¹ caan¹ hei² maa⁵ jiu³ jau⁵ saam¹ wun² faan⁶ lok⁶ tou⁵. [Jyutping]

   I used to be a big eater when I was small. I had to have at least three bowls of rice each meal.

2. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, of a tool, e.g. a knife) penetrating deeper or more frequently

• (Cantonese, Hokkien) 細食／细食
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 小食 (sió-chia̍h), 小口 (sió-kháu)

• (Cantonese) 為食／为食 (“gluttonous; greedy”)

大食

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, thieves' slang) gunny sack

大食

1. (Cantonese, Eastern Min) to gorge oneself; to pig out

• 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “大食”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎^[1], volume 2 (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC, page 430

• (Tokyo) たいしょく [tàíshókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠iɕo̞kɯ̟]

大(たい)食(しょく) • (taishoku) 

1. gluttony