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饥不择食
jī​bù​zé​shí

beggars can't be choosers

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 饥 飢 jī nounadjective
    hungry
    (bound form) hungry; starving; to be famished
  2. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  3. 择食 擇食 zé​shí
    to be picky with food
    to choose one's food carefully; to be a picky or fussy eater