如飢似渴

Chinese

		as (if); such as	hungry	to seem; to appear; similar to seem; to appear; similar; like; to resemble	thirsty
trad. (如飢似渴)		如	飢	似	渴
simp. (如饥似渴)		如	饥	似	渴

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rújīsìkě

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ gei¹ ci⁵ hot³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rújīsìkě
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rujisyhkee
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rújisìhkě
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ gei¹ ci⁵ hot³
  - Yale: yùh gēi chíh hot
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ gei¹ tsi⁵ hot⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ géi¹ qi⁵ hod³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː¹³ hɔːt̚³/

Idiom

如飢似渴

as if thirsting or hungering for something; with great eagerness

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