西北风 xīběifēng northwest wind Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 喝西北风 hēxīběifēng 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嗑西北风 kèxīběifēng to have nothing to eat to live on air; to go hungry because one has no food or money