飢寒交迫

See also: 饥寒交迫

Chinese

hunger and cold both, coinciding, simutaneously
 
to force; to compel; pressing
to force; to compel; pressing; urgent
trad. (飢寒交迫) 飢寒
simp. (饥寒交迫) 饥寒

Pronunciation


Adjective

飢寒交迫

  1. (idiomatic) cold and hungry at the same time
  2. (idiomatic, figuratively) extremely impoverished
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