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飢不擇食 (gei1 bat1 zaak6 sik6) — beggars can't be choosers; when very hungry, eat whatever is available in Cantonese

geiˉ¹飢batˉ¹不zaakˍ₆擇sikˍ₆食
简 饥不择食
Mandarin Pinyin: ji1 bu4 ze2 shi2

Meaning of 飢不擇食

nounbeggars can't be choosers; when very hungry, eat whatever is available

Characters in 飢不擇食

飢gei1
hungry; starving; famished
不bat1
not; no; un-
擇zaak6
select; choose; pick; determine
食sik6
sth edible; sth used for cooking

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