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饥不择食

jī bù zé shí

Definitions

  1. 1. when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers
  2. 2. When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.

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Child Words of 饥不择食

不
bù

no; not so

择
zé

to select

择食
zé shí

to be picky (food)

食
shí

to eat

食
sì

to feed (a person or animal)

饥
jī

(bound form) hungry