饥寒交切 — “To suffer from both hunger and cold”
饥寒交切 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer from both hunger and cold”. To be in extreme poverty, lacking food and warmth. Literally, “hunger and cold press simultaneously”.
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饥寒交切 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 饥jī
- 寒hán
- 交jiāo
- 切qiē
饥寒交切 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 饥寒交切
由于收成不好，一家人冬天过得饥寒交切，日子十分艰难。
Due to a poor harvest, the family lived in hunger and cold during winter, enduring very difficult times.
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More idioms starting with 饥
- jī饥bù不zé择shí食Beggars can't be choosers
- jī饥bù不xiá暇shí食too busy to eat when hungry
- jī饥bù不huáng遑shí食too busy to eat
- jī饥dòng冻jiāo交qiē切suffer from hunger and cold
- jī饥zé则fù附rén人，，bǎo饱biàn便gāo高yáng扬opportunistic and ungrateful
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交zhì至suffer extreme hunger and cold
- jī饥kě渴jiāo交gōng攻assailed by both hunger and thirst
- jī饥kě渴jiāo交pò迫assailed by both hunger and thirst
- jī饥huǒ火shāo烧cháng肠tormented by extreme hunger
- jī饥yàn焰zhōng中shāo烧consumed by the flames of hunger
Questions about 饥寒交切
- What does 饥寒交切 mean?
- 饥寒交切 (jī hán jiāo qiē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer from both hunger and cold”.
- How do you pronounce 饥寒交切?
- 饥寒交切 is pronounced jī hán jiāo qiē in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 饥寒交切 literally mean?
- Literally, 饥寒交切 means “hunger and cold press simultaneously”. It is used to mean “to suffer from both hunger and cold”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 饥寒交切?
- 饥饿与寒冷一齐逼来。形容无衣无食，生活极其贫困。