拉饥荒 lājīhuang to run into debt Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 拉 lā to owe to run up or owe a debt; to be in arrears饥 飢 jī nounadjective hungry (bound form) hungry; starving; to be famished荒 huāng noun famine crop failure; famine; a lean year