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啼饥号寒
啼饑號寒
tíjīháohán
1. hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty

Character Breakdown

啼
tí
to weep, to whimper; to howl; to crow
12 丶
饥
jī
hungry, starving; hunger, famine
HSK 6 5 丶
号
hào
mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar
HSK 1 5 丶
寒
hán
chilly, cold; poor; to shiver, to tremble
HSK 4 12 丶

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