饥餐渴饮 — “To eat when hungry and drink when thirsty”
饥餐渴饮 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat when hungry and drink when thirsty”. To refer to the basic necessities of life. Literally, “Eat when hungry, drink when thirsty”.
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饥餐渴饮 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饥餐渴饮 Character Breakdown
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无论生活多么忙碌，我们都不能忘记饥餐渴饮这些最基本的需求。
No matter how busy life gets, we must not forget these most basic needs: eating when hungry and drinking when thirsty.
Idioms Related to 饥餐渴饮
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- 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 饥餐渴饮
What does 饥餐渴饮 mean?
饥餐渴饮 (jī cān kě yǐn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat when hungry and drink when thirsty”.
How do you pronounce 饥餐渴饮?
饥餐渴饮 is pronounced jī cān kě yǐn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饥餐渴饮 literally mean?
Literally, 饥餐渴饮 means “Eat when hungry, drink when thirsty”. It is used to mean “to eat when hungry and drink when thirsty”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饥餐渴饮?
饿了吃饭，渴了喝水。形容生活必需。