啼饥号寒 tí jī háo hán

hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
啼 tí
to cry; to weep aloud; to crow
饥 jī HSK 6
variant of 飢jī; hungry
号 háo HSK 1
day of a month; ordinal number; size
寒 hán HSK 4
cold; poor; to tremble