The word "大快朵颐" is formed by combining "大" (meaning greatly) and "快" (meaning pleasantly) into "大快", which intensifies the sense of pleasure, and then linking it to "朵颐", a classical term from the I Ching where "朵" describes the movement of cheeks and "颐" means cheeks, together referring to the act of chewing. The phrase thus literally constructs the idea of eating with great enjoyment through this modular build-up of characters.