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煮字疗饥
zhǔ​zì​liáo​jī

to live on writing

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 煮 zhǔ verb
    to boil
    to cook or heat food and other items in boiling water; to boil
  2. 字 zì noun
    character
    written character; symbol; script; word
  3. 疗饥 療飢 liáo​jī
    to relieve hunger
    (literary) to satisfy or relieve hunger; to stay one's hunger