充cung1飢gei1

English

1. to allay one's hunger
2. to ease one's hunger; to allay one's hunger; to satisfy one's hunger

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 進食以解除肚餓嘅感覺

Examples

• 阿強為咗慳錢，餐餐食白麪包充饑。

  Keung takes white bread as meals to save money.

• 災區缺水缺糧，啲災民唯有靠樹皮充飢。

  Without water and food in the disaster area, refugees could only depend on bark to ease their hunger.

• 你这样就是畫餅充飢！

  You're just comforting yourself with a fantasy!

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