飢不擇食

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): ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ bat¹ zaak⁶ sik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jībùzéshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jibutzershy
    • 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 t͡säːk̚² sɪk̚²/

Idiom

飢不擇食

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