THIRSTY 口渴渴
NEED LIQUID to DRINK NOW.
Old Chinese Criteria
Modern Chinese Criteria
渴
嗜酒
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /
Words
渴 kě OC: khaad MC: khɑt 18 AttributionsWD
The dominant general word fir thirstiness is kě 渴.
- Word relations
- Assoc: 餒/HUNGRY
Něi 餒 refers to the state of being hungry in an individual, and at a certain time. - Oppos: 飢/HUNGRY
The most common current and general word for insufficiency of food supplies is probably jī 飢 (ant. bǎo 飽 "have eaten enough"), and this word refers to any such insufficiency, temporary or lasting, serious or minor. Presumably, the word can also refer to insufficiency of food among animals.
- Syntactic words
- nabstativethirst
- v[adN]nonreferentialone who is thirsty, a thirsty person
- vadNthirsty
- vichangeget dehydratedCH
- vigradedbe thirsty, go thirsty; feel thirsty 極渴
- vt+prep+Nthirst for, yearn for NTWH
- vtoNthirst after [CA]
- vtoNcausativeleave thirsty, let go thirsty (horses etc)
渴乏 kě fá OC: khaad bob MC: khɑt bi̯ɐp 1 AttributionWD
- Syntactic words
- VPibe thirsty
Existing SW for
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