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饥不择食
jī bù zé shí
What 饥不择食 means
- 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.
The characters in 饥不择食
- 饥jī(bound form) hungry
- 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 择zéto select; to choose; to pick over
- 食shíto eat; food; animal feed
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