啼饥号寒

Traditional: 啼饑號寒

tí jī háo hán

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to cry from hunger and cold; to suffer extreme poverty

What does 啼饥号寒 mean?

啼饥号寒 (tí jī háo hán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to cry from hunger and cold; to suffer extreme poverty

Character breakdown

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啼tí(bound form) to cry; to weep loudly · (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech 饥jī(bound form) hungry 号háo(bound form) to wail; to howl 寒háncold · poor

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啼饥号寒

tí jī háo hán

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