喝西北風

See also: 喝西北风

Chinese
to drink; to shout; to shout applause northwest/northwesterly wind
trad. (喝西北風) 喝 西北風
simp. (喝西北风) 喝 西北风
Literally: “to drink the northwest wind”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

喝西北風

  1. to have nothing to eat
    因為田地被暴風毀掉，老百姓只能喝西北風。 [MSC, trad.]
    因为田地被暴风毁掉，老百姓只能喝西北风。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīnwèi tiándì bèi bàofēng huǐdiào, lǎobǎixìng zhǐnéng hē xīběifēng. [Pinyin]
    Because the farmland was destroyed by the storms, the (ordinary) people have nothing to eat.

Synonyms
  • (Cantonese) 食西北風／食西北风
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