







挨冻受饿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer from extreme poverty, lacking food and warmth”. To be in a state of destitution. Literally, “endure cold and suffer hunger”.

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Open the tool →挨冻受饿 (ái dòng shòu è) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer from extreme poverty, lacking food and warmth”.
挨冻受饿 is pronounced ái dòng shòu è in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 挨冻受饿 means “endure cold and suffer hunger”. It is used to mean “to suffer from extreme poverty, lacking food and warmth”.
指无衣无食的穷困境况。