- 画饼充饥 huàbǐngchōngjī to feed on illusions(idiom) lit. to draw a cake to satisfy hunger; to console oneself with fantasies or unrealistic dreams
- 食不充饥 shíbùchōngjī to have little food to eatto have barely enough food to satisfy hunger; describes living in extreme poverty
- 充饥止渴 chōngjīzhǐkě to satisfy hunger and thirstto allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst
- 漏脯充饥 lòufǔchōngjī to care only for the presentliterally to eat rotten meat to satisfy hunger; to disregard long-term consequences for short-term benefits; shortsighted
