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Meaning of 喝西北风

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喝 hē 西 xī 北 běi 风 fēng (Trad.: 喝西北風)

喝西北风

lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry

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1		nǐ 你 bú huì 不会 zài 再 ràng 让 wǒ 我 hē xī běi fēng 喝西北风 ba 吧？ You are not going to stand me up again, are you?
2		wǒ 我 zǒng 总 bù néng 不能 kào 靠 hē xī běi fēng 喝西北风 lái 来 guò rì zi 过日子！ I can't live on air!
3		yì jiā 一家 liù 六 kǒu 口 bù néng 不能 kào 靠 hē xī běi fēng 喝西北风 huó zhe 活着 ǎ 啊。 A family of six cannot live on air.
4		zhè xiē 这些 lǎo bǎn 老板 zhǐ wàng 指望 tā men 他们 de 的 gōng rén 工人 hē xī běi fēng 喝西北风 guò rì zi 过日子。 The bosses expect their workmen to live on air.
5		wǒ 我 zhǐ 只 zhī dào 知道 gōng sī 公司 yì biān 一边 zài 在 dà liàng 大量 shāo qián 烧钱 ér 而 lìng yī biān 另一边 què 却 zài 在 hē xī běi fēng 喝西北风。 I just knew that our sales sucked wind and we were burning through tons of cash.

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