hunger and cold; privation
Literary or formal term for the combined hardship of hunger and cold, often implying poverty or destitution.
The refugees were suffering from hunger and cold.
Standard kanji spelling for 'hunger and cold'.
Variant kanji form; 饑 is a less common character for 'hunger'.
Compound of 飢 (hunger) and 寒 (cold). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the combined hardship.