飢 jī

hunger, starving; hungry; a famine

DEFINITIONS

  • hunger, starving
  • hungry
  • a famine
  • hungry
  • variant of 飢|饥[ji1]

WORDS

充飢 chōng jī to allay one's hunger
充飢止渴 chōng jī zhǐ kě to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
如飢似渴 rú jī sì kě to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly; to long for sth
忍飢挨餓 rěn jī ái è starving; famished
挨飢抵餓 ái jī dǐ è to suffer from hunger
易飢症 yì jī zhèng bulimia
漏脯充飢 lòu fǔ chōng jī to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
畫餅充飢 huà bǐng chōng jī lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake; to feed on illusions (idiom)
飢不擇食 jī bù zé shí when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers; When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
飢寒交迫 jī hán jiāo pò beset by hunger and cold (idiom); starving and freezing; in desperate poverty
飢渴 jī kě hungry and thirsty; (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
飢腸轆轆 jī cháng lù lù stomach rumbling with hunger
飢餓 jī è hunger; starvation; famine
飽人不知餓人飢 bǎo rén bù zhī è rén jī The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
飽暖思淫欲，飢寒起盜心 bǎo nuǎn sī yín yù ， jī hán qǐ dào xīn lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)
飽漢不知餓漢飢 bǎo hàn bù zhī è hàn jī The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
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