饥者易为食
jī​zhě​yì​wéi​shí

starving people are easily fed

  • created reference approved 饥者易为食/飢者易為食 → 渴者易为饮/渴者易為飲 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饥者易为食 / 飢者易為食 jī​zhě​yì​wéi​shí

    渴者易为饮 / 渴者易為飲 kě​zhě​yì​wéi​yǐn

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  • created sense approved 饥者易为食/飢者易為食 · jī​zhě​yì​wéi​shí · starving people are easily fed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饥者易为食 / 飢者易為食

    jī​zhě​yì​wéi​shí

    starving people are easily fed

    People who are hungry are not picky and will eat anything edible; often used alongside [[渴者易为饮|渴者易為飲|ke3 zhe3 yi4 wei2 yin3]].

    饥 (literal) → 饥/飢 · jī · hungry 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 易 (literal) → 易 · yì · easy 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat

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