啼饥号寒 — “To cry and wail from hunger and cold”
啼饥号寒 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry and wail from hunger and cold”. To suffer from extreme poverty and destitution. Literally, “Weeping from hunger and wailing from cold”.
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啼饥号寒 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 啼tí
- 饥jī
- 号háo
- 寒hán
啼饥号寒 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 啼饥号寒
在过去，许多人在战乱和灾荒中，常常过着啼饥号寒的悲惨日子。
In the past, many people often lived in misery, crying from hunger and cold, during times of war and famine.
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Questions about 啼饥号寒
- What does 啼饥号寒 mean?
- 啼饥号寒 (tí jī háo hán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry and wail from hunger and cold”.
- How do you pronounce 啼饥号寒?
- 啼饥号寒 is pronounced tí jī háo hán in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 啼饥号寒 literally mean?
- Literally, 啼饥号寒 means “Weeping from hunger and wailing from cold”. It is used to mean “to cry and wail from hunger and cold”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 啼饥号寒?
- 啼：哭；号：叫。因为饥饿寒冷而哭叫。形容挨饿受冻的悲惨生活。