嗷嗷待哺　

◎ 嗷嗷待哺 áo’áo-dàibǔ

[cry piteously for food;waiting to be fed with cries of hunger] 嗷嗷:哀號聲;待:等待;哺:哺育,喂養(yǎng)。原意指小鳥饑餓時叫著要東西吃的樣子。后常用以形容饑民渴求得食而急待解救的悲慘情景

可奈滿城無糧,嗷嗷待哺。——蔡東藩《唐史演義》