啼饑號寒 tí jī háo hán

DEFINITIONS

  1. hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty

CHARACTERS

啼 tí weep, whimper; howl, twitter
饑 jī starve, be hungry; famine
號 háo mark, sign; symbol; number
寒 hán
HSK 4
cold, wintry, chilly