饥 飢
不 不
择 擇
食 食
- when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers
- When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
Info
- Wiktionary: 饥不择食
- MDBG: 饥不择食
- Examples with 饥不择食 on Tatoeba
- Percentile: 18 (higher is more common)
- Tags: chengyu