饥肠辘辘 meaning in English

jīchánglùlù

(idiom) stomach rumbling with hunger; very hungry

Traditional 飢腸轆轆42 strokes

Meaning of 饥肠辘辘

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jīchánglùlù
  1. (idiom) stomach rumbling with hunger; very hungry

饥肠辘辘 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ不bù知zhī道dào你nǐ怎zěn么me样yàng,但dàn我wǒ饥jī肠cháng辘lù辘lù。
I don't know about you, but I'm starving.
汤tāng姆mǔ你nǐ能néng给gěi那nà些xiē饥jī肠cháng辘lù辘lù的de人rén们men一yī些xiē吃chī的de吗ma?
Tom, would you please give these starving people something to eat?
我wǒ们men应yīng该gāi尽jǐn量liàng的de提tí供gōng一yī些xiē食shí物wù给gěi那nà些xiē饥jī肠cháng辘lù辘lù的de人rén们men.
We should all help provide starving people with food.

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饥 jī · hungry · 5 strokes

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肠 cháng · intestines · 7 strokes

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辘 lù · windlass · 15 strokes

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辘 lù · windlass · 15 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 饥肠辘辘.

香肠xiāngchángsausage
饥饿jī'èhunger; starvation
心肠xīnchángheart; intention
忍饥挨饿rěnjī-ái'èstarving; famished
饥渴jīkěhungry and thirsty; (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
腊肠làchángsausage
饥荒jīhuāngcrop failure; famine
肠子chángziintestines
肠胃chángwèistomach and intestine; digestive system
铁石心肠tiěshíxīnchángto have a heart of stone; hard-hearted
直肠zhíchángrectum (anatomy)
肠道chángdàointestines; gut

Questions about 饥肠辘辘

What does 饥肠辘辘 mean?

饥肠辘辘 (jīchánglùlù) means "(idiom) stomach rumbling with hunger; very hungry".

How do you write 饥肠辘辘?

饥肠辘辘 is made of 4 characters: 饥 (5 strokes), 肠 (7 strokes), 辘 (15 strokes), 辘 (15 strokes). That is 42 strokes in total.

How is 饥肠辘辘 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 饥肠辘辘 is written 飢腸轆轆.