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忍饥挨饿 — “To endure hunger and starvation”

忍饥挨饿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure hunger and starvation”. To suffer from extreme poverty. Literally, “endure hunger and suffer starvation”.

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忍饥挨饿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 忍rěn
  • 饥jī
  • 挨ái
  • 饿è

忍饥挨饿 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
忍
rěn7endure, tolerate, suppress
饥
jī5hunger or famine
挨
ái10suffer, endure, or delay
饿
è10to be hungry or starve

Example Sentence with 忍饥挨饿

为了供孩子读书,这对夫妇即使自己忍饥挨饿,也从不叫苦。
To provide for their children's education, the couple never complained, even if they had to endure hunger and starvation themselves.

Idioms Related to 忍饥挨饿

Synonyms of 忍饥挨饿

  • rěn忍jī饥shòu受è饿endure hunger and starvation

Antonyms of 忍饥挨饿

  • 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 忍饥挨饿

What does 忍饥挨饿 mean?
忍饥挨饿 (rěn jī ái è) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure hunger and starvation”.
How do you pronounce 忍饥挨饿?
忍饥挨饿 is pronounced rěn jī ái è in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忍饥挨饿 literally mean?
Literally, 忍饥挨饿 means “endure hunger and suffer starvation”. It is used to mean “to endure hunger and starvation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忍饥挨饿?
忍受饥饿。形容极其贫困
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