饥寒交至 — “To suffer from extreme cold and hunger”
饥寒交至 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer from extreme cold and hunger”. To be plagued by both hunger and cold, describing a state of dire poverty and deprivation. Literally, “hunger and cold arrive simultaneously”.
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饥寒交至 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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在那个动荡的年代，许多普通家庭都过着饥寒交至的生活。
During that turbulent era, many ordinary families lived in a state of extreme cold and hunger.
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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còu凑suffering from hunger and cold
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交qiē切suffer from 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
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Open the tool →Questions about 饥寒交至
What does 饥寒交至 mean?
饥寒交至 (jī hán jiāo zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer from extreme cold and hunger”.
How do you pronounce 饥寒交至?
饥寒交至 is pronounced jī hán jiāo zhì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饥寒交至 literally mean?
Literally, 饥寒交至 means “hunger and cold arrive simultaneously”. It is used to mean “to suffer from extreme cold and hunger”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饥寒交至?
衣食无着，又饿又冷。形容生活极端贫困。同“饥寒交迫”。