老虎饿了逮老鼠,饥不择食老虎餓了逮老鼠,飢不擇食老虎餓了逮老鼠,飢不擇食

a hungry tiger catches mice: too hungry to be choosy

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: When in urgent need, people take whatever is available and can't be picky. Neutral or mildly humorous.

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Simplified: 老虎饿了逮老鼠,饥不择食
Traditional (Taiwan): 老虎餓了逮老鼠,飢不擇食
Pinyin: lǎohǔ èle dǎilǎoshǔ,jībùzéshí
Bopomofo: ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄜˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄉㄞˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ,ㄐㄧㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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