jī​bù​zé​shí

beggars can't be choosers

  • created reference approved 饥不择食/飢不擇食 → 寒不择衣/寒不擇衣 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饥不择食 / 飢不擇食 jī​bù​zé​shí

    寒不择衣 / 寒不擇衣 hán​bù​zé​yī

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  • created reference approved 饥不择食/飢不擇食 → 慌不择路/慌不擇路 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饥不择食 / 飢不擇食 jī​bù​zé​shí

    慌不择路 / 慌不擇路 huāng​bù​zé​lù

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  • created reference approved 饥不择食/飢不擇食 → 贫不择妻/貧不擇妻 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饥不择食 / 飢不擇食 jī​bù​zé​shí

    贫不择妻 / 貧不擇妻 pín​bù​zé​qī

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  • created sense approved 饥不择食/飢不擇食 · jī​bù​zé​shí · beggars can't be choosers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饥不择食 / 飢不擇食

    jī​bù​zé​shí

    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

    饥 (literal) → 饥/飢 · jī · hungry 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 择食 (literal) → 择食/擇食 · zé​shí · to be picky with food

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