饥不择食 飢不擇食
饥不择食 飢不擇食 jī bù zé shí ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ gei1 bat1 zaak6 sik6
- 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.
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饥 飢
- 饥饿 飢餓 jī è ㄐㄧ ㄜˋ gei1 ngo6 hunger
- 忍饥挨饿 忍飢挨餓 rěn jī ái è ㄖㄣˇ ㄐㄧ ㄞˊ ㄜˋ jan2 gei1 aai1 ngo6 starving
- 充饥 充飢 chōng jī ㄔㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ cung1 gei1 to allay one's hunger
- 饥渴 飢渴 jī kě ㄐㄧ ㄎㄜˇ gei1 hot3 hungry and thirsty
- 饥荒 饑荒 jī huāng ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄤ gei1 fong1 crop failure
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- 易饥症 易飢症 yì jī zhèng ㄧˋ ㄐㄧ ㄓㄥˋ ji6 gei1 zing3 bulimia
- 啼饥号寒 啼饑號寒 tí jī háo hán ㄊㄧˊ ㄐㄧ ㄏㄠˊ ㄏㄢˊ tai4 gei1 hou4 hon4 (idiom) to cry from hunger and cold; to suffer extreme poverty
- 如饥似渴 如飢似渴 rú jī sì kě ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ jyu4 gei1 ci5 hot3 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
- 挨饥抵饿 挨飢抵餓 ái jī dǐ è ㄞˊ ㄐㄧ ㄉㄧˇ ㄜˋ ngaai4 gei1 dai2 ngo6 to suffer from hunger
- 漏脯充饥 漏脯充飢 lòu fǔ chōng jī ㄌㄡˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ lau6 fu2 cung1 gei1 lit. to eat rotten meat to assuage hunger (idiom)
- 画饼充饥 畫餅充飢 huà bǐng chōng jī ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ waak6 beng2 cung1 gei1 lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
- 积谷防饥 積穀防饑 jī gǔ fáng jī ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧ storing grain against a famine
- 饥寒交迫 飢寒交迫 jī hán jiāo pò ㄐㄧ ㄏㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄆㄛˋ gei1 hon4 gaau1 bik1 beset by hunger and cold (idiom)
- 饥肠辘辘 飢腸轆轆 jī cháng lù lù ㄐㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ gei1 coeng4 luk1 luk1 (idiom) stomach rumbling with hunger; very hungry
- 饥馑荐臻 饑饉薦臻 jī jǐn jiàn zhēn ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄣ gei1 gan2 zin3 zeon1 famine repeats unceasingly (idiom, from Book of Songs)
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
择 擇
- 抉择 抉擇 jué zé ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄗㄜˊ kyut3 zaak6 to choose (literary)
- 选择 選擇 xuǎn zé ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ syun2 zaak6 to select; to pick
- 天择 天擇 tiān zé ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄜˊ tin1 zaak6 natural selection
- 采择 採擇 cǎi zé ㄘㄞˇ ㄗㄜˊ coi2 zaak6 to choose and use
- 拣择 揀擇 jiǎn zé ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ gaan2 zaak6 (literary) to select
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- 择偶 擇偶 zé ǒu ㄗㄜˊ ㄡˇ zaak6 ngau5 to choose a spouse
- 择刺 擇刺 zhái cì ㄓㄞˊ ㄘˋ zaak6 ci3 to pick out the bones in a fish
- 择定 擇定 zé dìng ㄗㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zaak6 ding6 to select
- 择日 擇日 zé rì ㄗㄜˊ ㄖˋ zaak6 jat6 to fix a date (for an event)
- 择机 擇機 zé jī ㄗㄜˊ ㄐㄧ zaak6 gei1 at the right time; when appropriate
- 择菜 擇菜 zhái cài ㄓㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋ zaak6 coi3 to pick the edible part of vegetables
- 择食 擇食 zé shí ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ zaak6 sik6 to be picky (food)
- 张择端 張擇端 Zhāng Zé duān ㄓㄤ ㄗㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄢ zoeng1 zaak6 dyun1 Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
- 择不开 擇不開 zhái bu kāi ㄓㄞˊ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄎㄞ zaak6 bat1 hoi1 impossible to separate
- 择日子 擇日子 zhái rì zi ㄓㄞˊ ㄖˋ ˙ㄗ zaak6 jat6 zi2 to pick an auspicious day
- 选择性 選擇性 xuǎn zé xìng ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ syun2 zaak6 sing3 selective
- 选择题 選擇題 xuǎn zé tí ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄊㄧˊ syun2 zaak6 tai4 multiple-choice question
- 不加选择 不加選擇 bù jiā xuǎn zé ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ bat1 gaa1 syun2 zaak6 indiscriminate
- 不择手段 不擇手段 bù zé shǒu duàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ bat1 zaak6 sau2 dyun6 by fair means or foul
- 别无选择 別無選擇 bié wú xuǎn zé ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ bit6 mou4 syun2 zaak6 to have no other choice
食
- 主食 zhǔ shí ㄓㄨˇ ㄕˊ zyu2 sik6 staple food
- 伙食 huǒ shí ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕˊ fo2 sik6 food
- 偏食 piān shí ㄆㄧㄢ ㄕˊ pin1 sik6 partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy)
- 吸食 xī shí ㄒㄧ ㄕˊ kap1 sik6 (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc)
- 粮食 糧食 liáng shi ㄌㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄕ loeng4 sik6 foodstuff
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- 素食 sù shí ㄙㄨˋ ㄕˊ sou3 sik6 vegetarian food
- 美食 měi shí ㄇㄟˇ ㄕˊ mei5 sik6 culinary delicacy
- 膳食 shàn shí ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˊ sin6 sik6 meals; food
- 零食 líng shí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ling4 sik6 snack; nibbles
- 食品 shí pǐn ㄕˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ sik6 ban2 foodstuff; food; provisions
- 食堂 shí táng ㄕˊ ㄊㄤˊ sik6 tong4 dining hall; cafeteria
- 食宿 shí sù ㄕˊ ㄙㄨˋ sik6 suk1 board and lodging
- 食欲 食慾 shí yù ㄕˊ ㄩˋ sik6 juk6 appetite
- 食物 shí wù ㄕˊ ㄨˋ sik6 mat6 food
- 食用 shí yòng ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ sik6 jung6 to eat; to consume
- 饮食 飲食 yǐn shí ㄧㄣˇ ㄕˊ jam2 sik6 eating and drinking
- 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ fai3 cam2 mong4 sik6 (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ji1 sik6 zyu6 hang4 lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)
- 乞食 qǐ shí ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˊ hat1 sik6 to beg for food