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忍饥受饿 — “To endure hunger and starvation”

忍饥受饿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure hunger and starvation”. To go hungry and suffer from lack of food, often describing a life of extreme poverty and hardship. Literally, “endure hunger and suffer starvation”.

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忍饥受饿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 忍rěn
  • 饥jī
  • 受shòu
  • 饿è

忍饥受饿 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
忍
rěn7endure, tolerate, suppress
饥
jī5hunger or famine
受
shòu8receive, suffer, or endure
饿
è10to be hungry or starve

Example Sentence with 忍饥受饿

在那个艰难的时期,许多普通人家都不得不忍饥受饿,生活十分困苦。
During that difficult period, many ordinary families had to endure hunger and starvation, living a very hard life.

Idioms Related to 忍饥受饿

Synonyms of 忍饥受饿

  • rěn忍jī饥ái挨è饿endure hunger and starvation

Antonyms of 忍饥受饿

  • jiǔ酒zú足fàn饭bǎo饱well-fed and contented

More idioms starting with 忍

  • rěn忍jùn俊bù不zhù住cannot help but laugh
  • rěn忍jùn俊bù不jīn禁unable to hold back laughter
  • rěn忍gòu垢tōu偷shēng生endure disgrace to survive
  • rěn忍yóu尤hán含gòu垢endure blame and disgrace patiently
  • rěn忍xīn心hài害lǐ理to be cruel-hearted and violate moral principles
  • rěn忍wú无kě可rěn忍beyond endurance
  • rěn忍qì气tūn吞shēng声swallow anger and endure humiliation in silence
  • rěn忍tòng痛gē割ài爱painfully give up something cherished
  • rěn忍chǐ耻tōu偷shēng生endure shame to survive ignobly
  • rěn忍chǐ耻hán含gòu垢bear humiliation and endure disgrace
  • rěn忍chǐ耻hán含xiū羞endure shame and humiliation
  • rěn忍kǔ苦nài耐láo劳endure hardship and work hard

Questions about 忍饥受饿

What does 忍饥受饿 mean?
忍饥受饿 (rěn jī shòu è) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure hunger and starvation”.
How do you pronounce 忍饥受饿?
忍饥受饿 is pronounced rěn jī shòu è in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忍饥受饿 literally mean?
Literally, 忍饥受饿 means “endure hunger and suffer starvation”. It is used to mean “to endure hunger and starvation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忍饥受饿?
忍受饥饿。形容生活极其贫困,艰难度日。
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