野有饿殍 — “Starving people lie dead in the fields”
野有饿殍 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Starving people lie dead in the fields”. Bodies of those starved to death litter the wilderness, depicting a scene of widespread famine and desolation, often due to war or disaster. Literally, “In the wilderness, there are starved corpses”.
野有饿殍 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 野有饿殍 mean?
野有饿殍 (yě yǒu è piǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Starving people lie dead in the fields”.
How do you pronounce 野有饿殍?
野有饿殍 is pronounced yě yǒu è piǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 野有饿殍 literally mean?
Literally, 野有饿殍 means “in the wilderness, there are starved corpses”. It is used to mean “Starving people lie dead in the fields”.
What is the Chinese definition of 野有饿殍?
饿殍：饿死的人。郊外有饿死的人。形容战乱或灾后的景象