饥渴

Traditional form:

飢渴

Pinyin (reading):

jīkě

Definitions:

• hungry and thirsty
• (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)

Characters:

• 饥 - hungry, starving; hunger, famine
• 渴 - thirsty, parched; to yearn, to pine for

Traditional characters:

• 飢 - hungry, starving; hunger, famine
• 渴 - thirsty, parched; to yearn, to pine for