饥渴
饥渴
jī kě
hungry and thirsty; (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
Traditional: 飢渴
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- hungry and thirsty
- (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
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Related Words
好学近乎知,力行近乎仁,知耻近乎勇(hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng)· to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
→受冻挨饿(shòu dòng ái è)· to go cold and hungry
→喝西北风(hē xī běi fēng)· lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
→挨饿(ái è)· to go hungry
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