飽暖思淫欲，飢寒起盜心 bǎo nuǎn sī yín yù ， jī hán qǐ dào xīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)

CHARACTERS

飽 bǎo eat heartily; eat one's fill
暖 nuǎn
HSK 4
warm, genial
思 sī
HSK 2
think, consider, ponder; final particle
淫 yín obscene, licentious, lewd
欲 yù
HSK 6
desire, want, long for; intend
飢 jī hunger, starving; hungry; a famine
寒 hán
HSK 4
cold, wintry, chilly
起 qǐ
HSK 1
rise, stand up; go up; begin
盜 dào rob, steal; thief, bandit
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul