飢不擇食

See also: 饥不择食

Chinese

		hungry	not; no	pick over; to select; to choose pick over; to select; to choose; to pick	eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed
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)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jībùzéshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jibùzéshíh
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-pu⁴-tsê²-shih²
    • Yale: jī-bù-dzé-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jibutzershyr
    • Palladius: цзибуцзэши (czibuczɛši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ bat¹ zaak⁶ sik⁶
    • Yale: gēi bāt jaahk sihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ bat⁷ dzaak⁹ sik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ bed¹ zag⁶ xig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡saːk̚² sɪk̚²/

Idiom

飢不擇食

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

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 飢不擇食 (“to be not choosy when one is hungry or when matters are urgent; beggars can't be choosers”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		飢不擇食
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	飢不擇食
Cantonese	Hong Kong	飢不擇食
Southern Min	Tainan	枵儂無揀食