饥附饱飏 — “Attach when hungry, fly away when full”
饥附饱飏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attach oneself to others when they are in distress and abandon them when they become prosperous; to be a fair-weather friend or an opportunist”. Literally, “Attach when hungry, fly away when full”.
饥附饱飏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饥附饱飏 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 饥附饱飏
Origin and Story of 饥附饱飏
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Murong Chui, son of the former Yan king, was ostracized and sought refuge with King Fu Jian of Qin.
Fu Jian welcomed him with great ceremony. Prime Minister Wang Meng believed Murong Chui possessed great talent and ambition and should be eliminated, but Fu Jian did not heed his advice.
Quan Yi commented that Murong Chui was like a hungry eagle that would leave once it was full.
Later, Murong Chui indeed became the first ruler of Later Yan.
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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
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Open the tool →Questions about 饥附饱飏
What does 饥附饱飏 mean?
饥附饱飏 (jī fù bǎo yáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attach oneself to others when they are in distress and abandon them when they become prosperous; to be a fair-weather friend or an opportunist”.
How do you pronounce 饥附饱飏?
饥附饱飏 is pronounced jī fù bǎo yáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饥附饱飏 literally mean?
Literally, 饥附饱飏 means “Attach when hungry, fly away when full”. It is used to mean “to attach oneself to others when they are in distress and abandon them when they become prosperous; to be a fair-weather friend or an opportunist”.
Where does 饥附饱飏 come from?
饥附饱飏 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 饥附饱飏?
附：依附，归附；扬：飞扬。不得志时即来依附，得志时便远走高飞。