Nà zhī liúlànggǒu kànshàngqù jīhán-jiāopò, jíxū bāngzhù.
The stray dog looked starving and frozen; it urgently needed help.
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Recorded in 《唐语林》 as the response of a thief caught by the authorities: 饥寒交迫，所以为盗 ("hunger and cold bore down on me, so I stole"). The phrase has long been used to describe extreme poverty.
