饿汉子嗑瓜子儿,过不了瘾 餓漢子嗑瓜子兒,過不了癮 餓漢子嗑瓜子兒,過不了癮

a hungry man cracking sunflower seeds: can't get his fill

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Something is far too little to satisfy a need or craving.
Simplified
饿汉子嗑瓜子儿,过不了瘾
Traditional (Taiwan)
餓漢子嗑瓜子兒,過不了癮
Pinyin
è hànzi kē guāzir, guò bù liǎo yǐn
Bopomofo
ㄜˋ ㄏㄢˋ ˙ㄗ ㄎㄜ ㄍㄨㄚ ˙ㄗㄦ,ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄣˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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