gei1 hot3飢渴饥渴

Jyutpinggei1 hot3

Yalegēi hot

名詞Uncommon

Definition

Hunger and thirst; the state of being hungry and thirsty.

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How it's used

While 飢渴 is understood as hunger and thirst, it is quite formal or literary in everyday Cantonese. Most locals prefer to describe these states separately using 肚餓 for hunger and 口渴 for thirst. Using it in casual conversation can sound overly dramatic or like a line from a novel.

Examples

hang4行zo2咗sing4成jat6日saan1山，zan1真hai6係gei1飢hot3渴dou3到wan4暈。

I've been hiking all day and I'm genuinely starving and parched.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪gei1飢hot3渴dou3到lin4連ni1呢di1啲dou1都sik6食dak1得lok6落？

Are you so hungry and thirsty that you can even eat this?

Common phrases

gei1飢hot3渴naan4難noi6耐

unbearable hunger and thirst

Common mistake

Do not use this to describe sexual desire, as it can be misinterpreted in certain contexts. If you simply mean you need to eat or drink, stick to the specific terms 肚餓 or 口渴 to sound natural.