háo
hán

idiom

Meaning of 啼饥号寒

啼饥号寒 means to cry from hunger and cold; to wail in destitution; to live in extreme poverty. Pronounced tí jī háo hán.

  • to cry from hunger and cold; to wail in destitution; to live in extreme poverty

Definitions & Examples

Jiù
shè
huì
 
láo
dòng
rén
mín
háo
hán
 
guò
zhe
fēi
rén
de
shēng
huó
 

In the old society, working people cried from hunger and cold, living an inhuman existence.

Zài
ge
dòng
dàng
de
nián
dài
 
bǎi
xìng
háo
hán
 
kān
yán
 

During those turbulent years, the common people were destitute and suffering unspeakably.

de
shī
shēn
fǎn
yìng
le
dāng
shí
rén
mín
háo
hán
de
bēi
cǎn
shēng
huó
 

Du Fu's poetry profoundly reflected the tragic life of the people who were crying from hunger and cold at that time.

guǒ
néng
jiě
jué
liáng
shi
wèn
 
shòu
zāi
qún
zhòng
jiāng
háo
hán
 

If the food problem cannot be solved, the disaster-stricken masses will continue to cry from hunger and cold.