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Meaning of 啼饥号寒

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啼 tí 饥 jī 号 háo 寒 hán (Trad.: 啼饑號寒)
hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty
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Example Sentences
1
他们啼饥号寒
。
They cry from hunger and cold.
2
豪门灯红酒绿
,
街头啼饥号寒
。
While the house of the rich and powerful present a scene of feasting and revelry, cries of hunger and cold are heard out in the streets.
3
在物质上
,
掠夺普通人民的衣食
,
使广大人民啼饥号寒
。
Materially, he is robbing the common people even of their food and clothing, making them cry out in hunger and cold;
4
战争期间
,
数以百万计的人民都沦落到啼饥号寒或一贫如洗的地步
…
Millions of people were rendered partially or wholly destitute during the war.
5
一天
,
一个贫贫乏难的小男孩为了攒够膏火正挨家挨户地倾销商品
。
啼饥号寒的他摸遍满身
,
却只有一角钱
。
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left.