← Cantonese Dictionary

飢餓 (gei1 ngo6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

飢餓 (gei1 ngo6, jī è) — hunger; starvation; famine

Classifier

—

Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 飢荒 (gei1 fong1) — starvation; famine;
• 飢 (gei1) — hungry; starving; famine; hunger
• 飢不擇食 (gei1 bat1 zaak6 sik6) — when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers; Wh…
• 飢寒交迫 (gei1 hon4 gaau1 bik1) — beset by hunger and cold (idiom); starving and freezing; in desperate poverty
• 飢渴 (gei1 hot3) — hungry and thirsty; (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
• 飢腸轆轆 (gei1 coeng4 luk1 luk1) — (idiom) stomach rumbling with hunger; very hungry

Word of the day · Chengyu stories · Pinyin converter · Korean romanizer · FAQ · About · Contact · Privacy

Study