Meaning of 喝西北风
喝西北风 means to go hungry; to starve; to have nothing to eat. Pronounced hē xī běi fēng.
- to go hungry; to starve; to have nothing to eat
Definitions & Examples
Rú如
guǒ果
bù不
nǔ努
lì力
gōng工
zuò作
，
jiù就
zhǐ只
néng能
hē喝
xī西
běi北
fēng风
le了
。
If you don't work hard, you'll end up starving.
Méi没
gōng工
zuò作
méi没
shōu收
rù入
，
nán难
dào道
yào要
quán全
jiā家
hē喝
xī西
běi北
fēng风
ma吗
？
No job, no income—do you expect the whole family to go hungry?
Tā他
nìng宁
yuàn愿
hē喝
xī西
běi北
fēng风
，
yě也
bù不
jiē接
shòu受
nà那
fèn份
bù不
yì义
zhī之
cái财
。
He would rather starve than accept that ill-gotten money.