粵

充cung1饑gei1

simp充饥
cung1 gei1chōng jī

English

  1. satisty 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.

  • 這頓飯讓他充饑解餓了。

    The meal satisfied his hunger.

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Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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