啼饥号寒 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 啼饥号寒

啼饥号寒 (啼饑號寒)

Definition hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty

Idiom 啼 cry / 号 call / Crying because of hunger and cold / Describe the miserable life of starvation and freezing

Usage

中文释义形容贫困之极。语出唐韩愈《进学解》"冬暖而儿号寒，年丰而妻啼饥。"

Characters 啼 tí 饥 (飢) jī 号 (號) hào/háo 寒 hán

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