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when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers · When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.

饥不择食
jī bù zé shí
j+ī·1st toneb+ù·4th tonez+é·2nd tonesh+í·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
eager · impatient急切jí qièlit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) · fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse饮鸩止渴yǐn zhèn zhǐ kěto wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously · to gorge oneself狼吞虎咽láng tūn hǔ yàn(idiom) stomach rumbling with hunger; very hungry饥肠辘辘jī cháng lù lù
Antonyms
(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy挑肥拣瘦tiāo féi jiǎn shòu
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