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嗑西北风
kè​xī​běi​fēng

to have nothing to eat

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 嗑 kè
    to eat or drink
    (colloquial) To eat or drink; often used in the figurative expression 嗑西北风 kè​xī​běi​fēng meaning to have nothing to eat.
  2. 西北风 西北風 xī​běi​fēng
    to have nothing to eat
    literally to feed on the northwest wind; a metaphor for having no food and going hungry