jīè

hunger / starvation / famine

jī

hungry

jīchánglùlù

stomach rumbling with hunger

jībùzéshí

when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.

jīhánjiāopò

beset by hunger and cold (idiom) / starving and freezing / in desperate poverty

jīkě

hunger and thirst

bǎorénbùzhīèrénjī

The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).

bǎonuǎnsīyínyù,jīhánqǐdàoxīn

lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)

bǎohànbùzhīèhànjī

The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).

jīhuāng

crop failure / famine / debt / difficulty