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:哀号声;待:等待;哺:哺育,喂养。原意指小鸟饥饿时叫着要东西吃的样子。后常用以形容饥民渴求得食而急待解救的悲惨情景

可奈满城无粮,嗷嗷待哺。——蔡东藩《唐史演义》