| ⇒ 干渴 | [ gān kě ] parched, dry mouth |
| ⇒ 充饥止渴 | [ chōng jī zhǐ kě ] to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom) |
| ⇒ 如饥似渴 | [ rú jī sì kě ] to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly, to long for sth |
| ⇒ 临渴掘井 | [ lín kě jué jǐng ] lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty, to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom) |
| ⇒ 临渴穿井 | [ lín kě chuān jǐng ] lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision, to act when it is too late |
| ⇒ 远水不解近渴 | [ yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě ] lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need, a slow remedy does not address immediate needs |
| ⇒ 饥渴 | [ jī kě ] hungry and thirsty, (fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc) |
| ⇒ 饮鸩止渴 | [ yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě ] lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom), fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse |
