Meaning of 饥馑
饥馑 means famine; severe shortage of food. Pronounced jī jǐn.
- famine; severe shortage of food
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
nián年
fā发
shēng生
jī饥
jǐn谨
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
liú流
lí离
shī失
suǒ所
。
A famine occurred that year, and people were displaced.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
shù数
cì次
dà大
jī饥
jǐn谨
。
Ancient texts record several great famines.
Cháo朝
tíng廷
kāi开
cāng仓
fàng放
liáng粮
，
yǐ以
yìng应
duì对
jī饥
jǐn谨
。
The imperial court opened the granaries to distribute grain in response to the famine.