如飢似渴 in Chinese

IPA: /ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jyː²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː¹³ hɔːt̚³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jyː²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː¹³ hɔːt̚³/ Chinese transliterations: rújīsìkě [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jyu⁴ gei¹ ci⁵ hot³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], rújīsìkě [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], rújisìhkě [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], ju²-chi¹-ssŭ⁴-kʻo³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], rú-jī-sz̀-kě [Mandarin, Yale, standard], rujisyhkee [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], жуцзисыкэ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], žuczisykɛ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], yùh gēi chíh hot [Cantonese, Yale], jy⁴ gei¹ tsi⁵ hot⁸ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yu⁴ géi¹ qi⁵ hod³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 如饥似渴 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 如飢似渴

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          "great",
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          "eagerness",
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "rújīsìkě"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "rújisìhkě"
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        "Mandarin",
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "ju²-chi¹-ssŭ⁴-kʻo³"
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        "Yale",
        "standard"
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        "standard"
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      "ipa": "/ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "yùh gēi chíh hot"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "jy⁴ gei¹ tsi⁵ hot⁸"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "yu⁴ géi¹ qi⁵ hod³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyː²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː¹³ hɔːt̚³/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyː²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː¹³ hɔːt̚³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "如飢似渴"
}

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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 似",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 如",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 渴",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 飢",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
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      ],
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          "thirst",
          "thirst"
        ],
        [
          "hunger",
          "hunger"
        ],
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          "great",
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        [
          "eagerness",
          "eagerness"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyu⁴ gei¹ ci⁵ hot³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rújīsìkě"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ju²-chi¹-ssŭ⁴-kʻo³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rú-jī-sz̀-kě"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rujisyhkee"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "жуцзисыкэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "žuczisykɛ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùh gēi chíh hot"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jy⁴ gei¹ tsi⁵ hot⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yu⁴ géi¹ qi⁵ hod³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyː²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː¹³ hɔːt̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyː²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː¹³ hɔːt̚³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "如飢似渴"
}

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"如飢似渴" meaning in Chinese

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