天冷水寒，饥寒相连天冷水寒，飢寒相連天冷水寒，飢寒相連

cold weather and cold water, hunger and cold go together

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: An old saying that when it turns cold, poor people feel hungrier as well as colder.

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Simplified: 天冷水寒，饥寒相连
Traditional (Taiwan): 天冷水寒，飢寒相連
Pinyin: tiān lěngshuǐ hán, jīhán xiānglián
Bopomofo: ㄊㄧㄢㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄢˊ，ㄐㄧㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤㄌㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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