饥寒交迫 jīhánjiāopò beset by hunger and cold Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 饥寒 飢寒 jīhán hunger and cold hunger and cold; to be famished and freezing, often used to describe a state of extreme poverty交迫 jiāopò to be beset to be beset or beleaguered by multiple pressures or hardships occurring at the same time