Correct
饥不择食
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Collocation
1
所谓饥不择食
2
真是饥不择食
3
俗话说，饥不择食
Definition
饥不择食
Literally means:
hungry person is not fussy about his food
Actually means:
beggars can not be choosers
择 in Chinese means choosing or picking. This phrase means that a hungry person is not choosy about his food, and will eat whatever is available.
It indicates that one is not in a position to be choosy in time of emergency or when there is no other choice.
饿了就不挑选食物，不管什么都吃。
形容在紧急情况下或没有条件选择的时，就不挑挑拣拣了。
Example
Used as a minor sentence or object. (作小句、宾语)
1
Súhuàshuō
俗话说
,
jībùzéshí
饥不择食
,
wǒmen
我们
chǎng
厂
lǐ
里
de
的
méi
煤
kuài
快
shāo
烧
wán
完
le
了
,
rénjiā
人家
gěi
给
shénmeyàng
什么样
de
的
méi
煤
jiùyào
就要
shénmeyàng
什么样
de
的
,
zěnme
怎么
kěnéng
可能
tiāoféijiǎnshòu
挑肥拣瘦
ne
呢
?
As the saying goes, hunger, our factory coal is almost finished, what kind of coal people give, how can choose fat and thin?
2
Tā
他
shuō
说
,
jībùzéshí
饥不择食
,
hán
寒
bù
不
zé
择
yī
衣
,
zhǐyào
只要
néng
能
zhèngqián
挣钱
húkǒu
糊口
,
bùguǎn
不管
rì
日
bān
班
huò
或
yèbān
夜班
tā
他
dōu
都
yuànyì
愿意
gàn
干
。
He said that hunger, cold, as long as he can earn a living, whether day or night shift he is willing to do.
3
Jībùzéshí
饥不择食
,
huāngbùzélù
慌不择路
,
pín
贫
bù
不
zé
择
qī
妻
,
duì
对
shū
书
yě
也
shì
是
zhèyàng
这样
。
Jìde
记得
dāngnián
当年
méiyǒu
没有
shénme
什么
shū
书
,
suǒyǐ
所以
nǎpà
哪怕
shì
是
yī
一
běn
本
xiǎo
小
gùshì
故事
,
dàjiā
大家
dōu
都
zhēng
争
zhāo
着
kàn
看
。
Hunger, panic, poverty, wife, the same is true of books. Remember that there were no books, so even if it was a small story, everyone was scrambling to see it.