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饥肠辘辘 — “To have one's stomach rumbling with hunger”

饥肠辘辘 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have one's stomach rumbling with hunger”. To be famished or ravenously hungry. Literally, “hungry intestines rumbling”.

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饥肠辘辘 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 饥jī
  • 肠cháng
  • 辘lù
  • 辘lù

饥肠辘辘 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
饥
jī5hunger or famine
肠
cháng7intestine, sausage, feelings
辘
lù15windlass, rattling sound, wheel
辘
lù15windlass, rattling sound, wheel

Example Sentence with 饥肠辘辘

走了大半天山路,大家早已饥肠辘辘,急需找个地方补充体力。
After walking on the mountain path for most of the day, everyone was already famished and urgently needed to find a place to replenish their energy.

Idioms Related to 饥肠辘辘

Synonyms of 饥肠辘辘

  • jī饥bù不zé择shí食Beggars can't be choosers

Antonyms of 饥肠辘辘

  • fēng丰yī衣zú足shí食ample food and clothing

More idioms starting with 饥

  • 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
  • jī饥huǒ火shāo烧cháng肠tormented by extreme hunger

Questions about 饥肠辘辘

What does 饥肠辘辘 mean?
饥肠辘辘 (jī cháng lù lù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have one's stomach rumbling with hunger”.
How do you pronounce 饥肠辘辘?
饥肠辘辘 is pronounced jī cháng lù lù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饥肠辘辘 literally mean?
Literally, 饥肠辘辘 means “hungry intestines rumbling”. It is used to mean “to have one's stomach rumbling with hunger”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饥肠辘辘?
饥肠:饥饿的肚子;辘辘:车行声。肚子饿得咕咕直响。形容十分饥饿。
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