号寒啼饥 — “To cry out in distress from hunger and cold”
号寒啼饥 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out in distress from hunger and cold”. To describe a miserable existence marked by privation and suffering. Literally, “Wail from cold, cry from hunger”.
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号寒啼饥 Pronunciation and Pinyin
号寒啼饥 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 号寒啼饥
在那个贫困的年代，许多家庭过着号寒啼饥的生活。
During those years of scarcity, many families endured a miserable existence, crying out from hunger and cold.
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- hào号lìng令rú如shān山Orders are strict and absolute
- háo号táo咷dà大kū哭to wail loudly
- háo号táo啕dà大kū哭to wail loudly and cry uncontrollably
- háo号táo啕tòng痛kū哭to weep and wail bitterly
- hào号tiān天kòu叩dì地wail and lament excessively
- hào号tiān天kū哭dì地wail and lament loudly
- hào号tiān天táo啕dì地cry out to heaven and wail to earth
- hào号tiān天kòu扣dì地wail to heaven and pound earth
- hào号tiān天pāi拍dì地wail loudly in great distress
- hào号tiān天dā搭dì地wail to the sky and throw oneself to the ground
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What does 号寒啼饥 mean?
号寒啼饥 (háo hán tí jī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out in distress from hunger and cold”.
How do you pronounce 号寒啼饥?
号寒啼饥 is pronounced háo hán tí jī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 号寒啼饥 literally mean?
Literally, 号寒啼饥 means “Wail from cold, cry from hunger”. It is used to mean “to cry out in distress from hunger and cold”.
What is the Chinese definition of 号寒啼饥?
因为饥饿寒冷而哭叫。形容挨饿受冻的悲惨生活。