Read Edit View history 飢不擇食 jībùzéshí beggars can't be choosers Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 饥不择食/ 飢不擇食 jībùzéshí beggars can't be choosers when hungry, one cannot be picky about what they eat; also describes being in such urgent need that one cannot afford to be selective Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 饥不择食/飢不擇食 → 寒不择衣/寒不擇衣 Edit Delete synonym 饥不择食/飢不擇食 → 慌不择路/慌不擇路 Edit Delete synonym 饥不择食/飢不擇食 → 贫不择妻/貧不擇妻 Edit Delete
饥不择食/ 飢不擇食 jībùzéshí beggars can't be choosers when hungry, one cannot be picky about what they eat; also describes being in such urgent need that one cannot afford to be selective Edit Delete