Word: 饥 (jī) Traditional: 飢 饥 dictionary entry jī hungry Full dictionary entry for 饥 Example sentences using 饥 10 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 供一饥，不能供百饱 gōng yì jī, bùnéng gōng bǎi bǎo you can feed one hunger, but cannot supply a hundred full meals 宁给饥人一口，不送富人一斗 nìng gěi jī rén yìkǒu, bú sòng fùrén yì dǒu better to give a hungry person a mouthful than to send a rich man a bushel 家有常业，虽饥不饿；国有常法，虽危不亡 jiā yǒu chángyè, suī jī bú è; guóyǒu cháng fǎ, suī wēi bù wáng a family with a steady trade, though famine comes, won't starve; a country with settled laws, though in danger, won't perish 癞蛤蟆嗑瓜子儿,眼饱腹中饥 làiháma kē guāzir,yǎn bǎofù zhōng jī A toad cracking melon seeds: eyes full, belly hungry 若要小儿安,常带三分饥和寒 ruò yào xiǎor ān,cháng dài sānfēn jī hé hán to keep a child well, keep them a little hungry and cold 饥不饥拿干粮，冷不冷带衣裳 jī bù jī ná gānliáng, lěng bù lěng dài yīshang hungry or not, take dry food; cold or not, bring clothes 饥时一粒，胜似饱时一斗 jī shí yí lì, shèngsì bǎo shí yì dǒu a single grain when hungry beats a peck when full 饥时过饱，必殒命 jī shí guò bǎo, bì yǔnmìng eat too much when starving and you will surely die 饥梳头，饱洗澡 jī shūtóu, bǎo xǐzǎo comb your hair when hungry, bathe when full 饮食要带三分饥 yǐnshí yào dài sānfēn jī when eating, keep three parts hungry