jīè

hunger / starvation / famine

jī

hungry

jīchánglùlù

stomach rumbling with hunger

rújīsìkě

to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly / to long for sth

rěnjīáiè

starving / famished

áijīdǐè

to suffer from hunger

huàbǐngchōngjī

lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake / to feed on illusions (idiom)

jīgǔfángjī

storing grain against a famine / to lay sth by for a rainy day / also written [[積穀防飢|积谷防饥]]

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