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荒时暴月
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荒时暴月 — “Times of scarcity or famine”

荒时暴月 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Times of scarcity or famine”. A difficult period of dearth. Literally, “Barren season and harsh months”.

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荒时暴月 Pronunciation and Pinyin

荒时暴月 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
荒
huāng10desolate, uncultivated, or neglected
时
shí7time, moment, or hour
暴
bào15sudden intense violent exposure
月
yuè4moon or month

Example Sentence with 荒时暴月

他们一家在荒时暴月里,靠着挖野菜度过了难关。
During those lean months, their family managed to get through the hardship by digging wild vegetables.

Idioms Related to 荒时暴月

More idioms starting with 荒

  • huāng荒táng唐bù不jīng经utterly preposterous and absurd
  • huāng荒táng唐zhī之yán言absurd and nonsensical remarks
  • huāng荒táng唐wú无jī稽utterly absurd and groundless
  • huāng荒zi子càn孱sūn孙degenerate or unworthy descendants
  • huāng荒shān山yě野lǐng岭remote desolate mountains
  • huāng荒guài怪bù不jīng经extremely absurd and unsubstantiated
  • huāng荒wú无rén人yān烟desolate and uninhabited
  • huāng荒yín淫wú无dù度dissolute and debauched beyond measure
  • huāng荒yín淫wú无chǐ耻dissolute, immoral, and utterly shameless
  • huāng荒yín淫wú无dào道debauched and unprincipled
  • huāng荒miǎo渺bù不jīng经Absurd, illogical, and fanciful
  • huāng荒yān烟yě野màn蔓desolate mist and wild vines

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What does 荒时暴月 mean?

荒时暴月 (huāng shí bào yuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Times of scarcity or famine”.

How do you pronounce 荒时暴月?

荒时暴月 is pronounced huāng shí bào yuè in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 荒时暴月 literally mean?

Literally, 荒时暴月 means “Barren season and harsh months”. It is used to mean “Times of scarcity or famine”.

What is the Chinese definition of 荒时暴月?

荒:五谷不收;暴:凶。指荒年或青黄不接的时候。

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