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飢え死に

starvation, death from hunger

飢え hunger, starvation + 死に to die
noun Rare #35,779
starvation, death from hunger Often used with する to mean “starve to death.”
JA: 食べ物がなくて、彼らは飢え死にした。
EN: They starved to death because they had no food.

飢え死にを？

Starve to death?

— ムーラン・ルージュ (2001)

やつは飢え死に寸前です

That guy is on the verge of starving to death.

— RRR (2022)

大工は飢え死にしろと？

Are you saying the carpenter should starve to death?

— 自転車泥棒 (1948)

皆が飢え死にしてしまうよ

Everyone will starve to death.

— 炎628 (1985)

「飢え死に寸前でもいい？」と私は尋ねた。

I asked, “Would it be okay even if we were on the verge of starving to death?”