闹饥荒 (nào jī huāng) — sofrer de fome; (coloquial) estar apertado, estar sem dinheiro
Definição
Literally 'to raise a famine', meaning a region or people suffer famine. Colloquially, it also means being short of money — say it about a place going through hard times, not everyday personal spending.
verb
sofrer de fome(coloquial) estar apertadoestar sem dinheiro
Exemplos
- 闹饥荒。Nà nián běi fāng hěn duō dì fāng dōu nào jī huāng le.That year, many places in the north suffered from famine.
- ，。Zhè ge cūn zi nào guò jǐ cì jī huang, hòu lái cái màn màn hǎo qǐ lái.This village went through several famines before gradually getting better.
- ，。Zuì jìn shǒu tóu jǐn, yòu zài nào jī huang le.I'm tight on cash lately — I'm hard up again.
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