- 饥荒 jīhuāng famineA serious shortage of food caused by crop failure or disaster; famine.
- 闹饥荒 nàojīhuāng to suffer from famineTo suffer from crop failure or a severe shortage of food
- 饥馑 jījǐn famine(literary) A severe shortage of food caused by crop failure; a state of starvation.
- 积谷防饥 jīgǔfángjī to store grain against famineTo store up grain against a famine; to save for a rainy day.
- 饥馑荐臻 jījǐnjiànzhēn constant faminefamines occurring one after another; to suffer from repeated crop failures and hunger year after year
- 打饥荒 dǎjīhuang to be in debtTo experience financial difficulties or to live on borrowed money.
- 饥歉 jīqiàn faminecrop failure leading to severe food shortage
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH