the appearance of poor , starved people

the appearance of poor , starved people

The Chinese idiom, Ji ū x í NGH ú mi à n, is used to describe people who are thin and haggard because of hunger. From Zizhitongjian · Liangji · the first year of jianwendi Dabao.

The origin of Idioms

"Zizhitongjian · Liangji · the first year of jianwendi Dabao" says: "the dead shelter wild, rich room without food, are bird face Swan shape."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] haggard, sallow and thin antonym] brain full of intestines, big belly, red face

Idiom usage

In Sima Vinson's the wind and rain Tongjiang River, it is said that "..." A pair of couplets was pasted at the gate. On the one hand, the couplets were "carefree" and on the other hand, they were "happy as an immortal". They were quiet, but some skinny people rushed in and out.