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 ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ gei¹ ci⁵ hot³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rújīsìkě
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rújisìhkě
    • Wade–Giles: ju²-chi¹-ssŭ⁴-kʻo³
    • Yale: rú-jī-sz̀-kě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rujisyhkee
    • Palladius: жуцзисыкэ (žuczisykɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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

1. as if thirsting or hungering for something; with great eagerness