凶年饥岁 — “A period of severe scarcity and hardship”
凶年饥岁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a period of severe scarcity and hardship”. Typically caused by widespread crop failures and famine. Literally, “Bad years and hungry years”.
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凶年饥岁 Pronunciation and Pinyin
凶年饥岁 Character Breakdown
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在那些凶年饥岁里，人们不得不节衣缩食，艰难求生。
During those years of bad harvest and famine, people had to economize on food and clothing, struggling hard to survive.
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- xiōng凶chuǎn喘fū肤hàn汗panting and sweating profusely
- xiōng凶duō多jí吉shǎo少more ominous than auspicious
- xiōng凶cán残chéng成xìng性cruel and brutal by nature
- xiōng凶xiàng相bì毕lù露reveal one's true ferocious nature
- xiōng凶shén神è恶shà煞fierce-looking and malevolent fiend
- xiōng凶shù竖dé得zhì志Wicked scoundrels getting their way
- xiōng凶zhōng终xì隙wèi未friendship ends in hostility
- xiōng凶zhōng终xì隙mò末friendship ends in animosity
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What does 凶年饥岁 mean?
凶年饥岁 (xiōng nián jī suì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a period of severe scarcity and hardship”.
How do you pronounce 凶年饥岁?
凶年饥岁 is pronounced xiōng nián jī suì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 凶年饥岁 literally mean?
Literally, 凶年饥岁 means “Bad years and hungry years”. It is used to mean “a period of severe scarcity and hardship”.
What is the Chinese definition of 凶年饥岁?
凶年：年成很坏。指荒年。