飢不擇食

See also: 饥不择食

Chinese

		hungry	not; no
trad. (飢不擇食)		飢	不	擇食
simp. (饥不择食)		饥	不	择食
Literally: “the hungry can’t choose their own food”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jībùzéshí

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ bat¹ zaak⁶ sik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jībùzéshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jibu4tzershyr
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei¹ bat¹ zaak⁶ sik⁶
  - Yale: gēi bāt jaahk sihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ bat⁷ dzaak⁹ sik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ bed¹ zag⁶ xig⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɑːk̚² sɪk̚²/

Idiom

飢不擇食

beggars can't be choosers; not choosy when one is hungry or when matters are urgent

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