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Home / Idiom / 饥寒交迫

beset by hunger and cold (idiom) · starving and freezing · in desperate poverty

饥寒交迫
jī hán jiāo pò
j+ī·1st toneh+án·2nd tonej+iāo·1st tonep+ò·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to cry from hunger and cold; to suffer extreme poverty啼饥号寒tí jī háo hán(idiom) to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a frugal life身无长物shēn wú cháng wùpoverty compounded by ill health (idiom)贫病交加pín bìng jiāo jiādifficulties and hardships · hardship and destitution艰难竭蹶jiān nán jié juécry piteously for food嗷嗷待哺áo áo dài bǔ
Antonyms
having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed丰衣足食fēng yī zú shí
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