feeling or showing the need for food

hungry and thirsty; also used as a noun to mean the state of being hungry and thirsty

To eat something in order to relieve or satisfy hunger

(idiom) Suffering from both hunger and cold at the same time; living in desperate poverty

(idiom) to be extremely hungry; used to describe the sound of one's stomach growling from hunger

as if hungry and thirsty; used as an idiom to describe a state of longing for something with great intensity or eagerness

people suffering from famine; famine victims or refugees

when hungry, one cannot be picky about what they eat; also describes being in such urgent need that one cannot afford to be selective

hunger and cold; to be famished and freezing, often used to describe a state of extreme poverty

To endure the torments of hunger; to live in starvation or suffer from famine.

(idiom) lit. to draw a cake to satisfy hunger; to console oneself with fantasies or unrealistic dreams

the state of being hungry or full; also used to refer to a person's living conditions or general well-being

(literary) a hungry stomach; an empty stomach, often used in the phrase [[饥肠辘辘|飢腸轆轆|ji1 chang2 lu4 lu4]] to describe a growling stomach

The well-fed cannot understand the hunger of the starving; used to describe how people in comfortable situations often fail to empathize with the hardships and pain of those who are struggling.

a facial expression or complexion showing signs of starvation or long-term malnutrition

crying out from hunger and cold; used to describe living in extreme poverty and misery

To eat a small amount of food to stave off hunger; to tide oneself over until a full meal.

to eat when hungry and drink when thirsty; describes the hardships of travel or the basic needs of a journey

People who are hungry are not picky and will eat anything edible; often used alongside [[渴者易为饮|渴者易為飲|ke3 zhe3 yi4 wei2 yin3]].

to have barely enough food to satisfy hunger; describes living in extreme poverty

To feel as if one were hungry or drowning when others are; to have deep empathy for the suffering of others and feel responsible for their welfare.

to feel the hunger of others as if it were one's own; to be deeply empathetic toward the suffering of others

to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst

To cry out and weep because of freezing weather and starvation; describes living in extreme poverty and misery.

To suffer miserably from cold and hunger

(colloquial) To get into debt; to owe money or be unable to pay back what is owed.

to endure the pain of starvation; to go hungry

to keep hunger away by eating whatever is available; to fill one's stomach

bulimia; an eating disorder characterized by excessive hunger and overeating

literally to eat rotten meat to satisfy hunger; to disregard long-term consequences for short-term benefits; shortsighted

To make a living from one's writing; often used as a self-deprecating way for scholars or authors to describe their struggle to make ends meet.

(literary) to satisfy or relieve hunger; to stay one's hunger

to be able to endure hunger; having the physiological capacity to go without food for a long time (often of animals)

(variant form) to suffer simultaneously from starvation and freezing weather; destitute and miserable

to be beset by hunger and poverty; suffering from starvation and lack of means

(variant form) to suffer from both hunger and cold simultaneously; to live in extreme poverty

(literary) sharp or intense hunger; literally hunger that feels like a fire burning in one's stomach

to strike with sudden and fierce aggression; to act with great speed and ferocity

Cling to someone when in need and abandon them once satisfied; used to describe fair-weather friends who are motivated solely by self-interest.

The state or boundary of being close to starving; the edge of hunger.

As greedy as hungry eagles and tigers; describes someone who is extremely rapacious or predatory.

(idiom) Lit. a well-fed person does not know the suffering of a starving person; used to mean that someone in a comfortable position cannot understand or sympathize with the hardships of others.