饿
死
è
s
ǐ
Definitions
1. to starve to death
2. to be very hungry
Components
饿
è
–
to be hungry
死
sǐ
–
to die
Related Words
撑死胆大的,饿死胆小的
chēng sǐ dǎn dà de , è sǐ dǎn xiǎo de
–
fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)
饿死了
è sǐ le
–
to be "starving" (exaggeration for being very hungry)
饿死事小,失节事大
è sǐ shì xiǎo , shī jié shì dà
–
to starve to death is a trivial matter, whereas to commit a breach of virtue is serious