áo
áo
dài

idiom
literary

Meaning of 嗷嗷待哺

嗷嗷待哺 means crying hungrily for food; urgently in need of nourishment or assistance. Pronounced áo áo dài bǔ.

  • crying hungrily for food; urgently in need of nourishment or assistance

Definitions & Examples

Zāi
mín
men
áo
áo
dài
 
shí
yào
pǐn
 

The disaster victims are crying out for food and medicine.

Zhè
ge
chū
chuàng
gōng
jīn
jié
 
áo
áo
dài
 

This startup is running out of funds and is in urgent need of a cash injection.

Chú
niǎo
zài
cháo
zhōng
áo
áo
dài
 
niǎo
ma
tíng
de
wài
chū
shí
 

The fledglings are crying hungrily in the nest, and the mother bird keeps going out to forage for food.

Zhàn
zhēng
guò
hòu
 
ér
men
áo
áo
dài
 
jìng
kuàng
cǎn
 

After the war, the orphans were left in a pitiful state, crying for food.