飢〔饥〕 gei¹ {jī}

hungry

飢荒〔饥-〕 gei¹ fong¹ {jī huang}

starvation; famine;

飢渴〔饥-〕 gei¹ hot³ {jī kě}

hunger and thirst

飢餓〔饥饿〕 gei¹ ngo⁶ {jī è}

1. hunger
2. starvation
3. famine

飢不擇食〔饥-择-〕 gei¹ bat¹ zaak⁶ sik⁶ {jī bù zé shí}

1. when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers
2. When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.

飢腸轆轆〔饥肠辘辘〕 gei¹ coeng⁴ luk¹ luk¹ {jī cháng lù lù}

stomach rumbling with hunger

飢寒交迫〔饥---〕 gei¹ hon⁴ gaau¹ bik¹ {jī hán jiāo pò}

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