饥火烧肠 — “To be tormented by extreme hunger”
饥火烧肠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be tormented by extreme hunger”. To feel one's stomach burning with hunger. Literally, “Hunger fire burns intestines”.
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饥火烧肠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饥火烧肠 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 饥火烧肠
他已经一天没吃饭了，现在感觉饥火烧肠，急需补充能量。
He hadn't eaten for a day and now felt his intestines burning with hunger, urgently needing to replenish energy.
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Synonyms of 饥火烧肠
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hán寒jiāo交zhì至suffer extreme hunger and cold
- jī饥hán寒jiāo交pò迫suffering 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
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What does 饥火烧肠 mean?
饥火烧肠 (jī huǒ shāo cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be tormented by extreme hunger”.
How do you pronounce 饥火烧肠?
饥火烧肠 is pronounced jī huǒ shāo cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饥火烧肠 literally mean?
Literally, 饥火烧肠 means “Hunger fire burns intestines”. It is used to mean “to be tormented by extreme hunger”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饥火烧肠?
形容饥饿难忍。