jī hán jiāo pò

Traditional: 飢寒交迫

饥寒交迫 (jī hán jiāo pò) is a Chinese word meaning “beset by hunger and cold (idiom); starving and freezing; in desperate poverty”.

Meanings

  1. 1beset by hunger and cold (idiom)
  2. 2starving and freezing
  3. 3in desperate poverty

Characters in 饥寒交迫

饥jī · (bound form) hungry寒hán · cold交jiāo · to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over迫pǎi · used in 迫擊炮|迫击炮[pai3 ji1 pao4]

Related words

交to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over交易to deal; to trade; to transact交给to give; to deliver; to hand over交流to exchange交换to exchange交通to be connected交往to associate (with)强迫to compel交谈to discuss; to converse成交to complete a contract社交interaction打交道to come into contact with

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