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喝西北風
hē​xī​běi​fēng

to go hungry

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

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喝西北风/ 喝西北風 hē​xī​běi​fēng to go hungry

literally "to drink the northwest wind"; to be too poor to buy food or have nothing to eat; to suffer from cold and hunger

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