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喝西北風 (hot3 sai1 bak1 fung1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

喝西北風 (hot3 sai1 bak1 fung1, hē xī běi fēng) — (lit.) to drink the northwest wind (idiom); (fig.) to go hungry; to have nothing to eat

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 喝 (hot3) — (verb) 1. yell loudly; 2. shout loudly; to drink; to shout loudly
• 喝早茶 (hot3 zou2 caa4) — to have morning tea; to have dim sum in the morning
• 喝水 (hot3 seoi2) — to drink water
• 喝神喝鬼 (hot3 san4 hot3 gwai2) — to scold loudly; to reprimand
• 喝茶 (hot3 caa4) — drink tea
• 喝 (jit3) — husky voice

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