饥不择食 — “When extremely hungry, one is not particular about what to eat”
饥不择食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When extremely hungry, one is not particular about what to eat”. By extension, when in desperate need, one cannot afford to be choosy. Literally, “Hungry doesn't choose food”.
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饥不择食 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 饥jī
- 不bù
- 择zé
- 食shí
饥不择食 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 饥不择食
他已经几天没吃东西了，见到什么都想吃，真是饥不择食。
He hadn't eaten for days; he wanted to eat anything he saw, truly demonstrating that when one is hungry, one can't be choosy.
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More idioms starting with 饥
- jī饥bù不xiá暇shí食too busy to eat when hungry
- jī饥bù不huáng遑shí食too busy to eat
- jī饥dòng冻jiāo交qiē切suffer from hunger and cold
- jī饥zé则fù附rén人，，bǎo饱biàn便gāo高yáng扬opportunistic and ungrateful
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交còu凑suffering from hunger and cold
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交qiē切suffer from hunger and cold
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交zhì至suffer extreme hunger and cold
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交pò迫suffering from hunger and cold
- jī饥kě渴jiāo交gōng攻assailed by both hunger and thirst
- jī饥kě渴jiāo交pò迫assailed by both hunger and thirst
- jī饥huǒ火shāo烧cháng肠tormented by extreme hunger
- jī饥yàn焰zhōng中shāo烧consumed by the flames of hunger
Questions about 饥不择食
- What does 饥不择食 mean?
- 饥不择食 (jī bù zé shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When extremely hungry, one is not particular about what to eat”.
- How do you pronounce 饥不择食?
- 饥不择食 is pronounced jī bù zé shí in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 饥不择食 literally mean?
- Literally, 饥不择食 means “Hungry doesn't choose food”. It is used to mean “When extremely hungry, one is not particular about what to eat”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 饥不择食?
- 择：挑拣。不管什么都吃。比喻需要急迫，顾不得选择。