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野有饿莩

野有饿莩 — “Starving people or corpses are found in the fields”

野有饿莩 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Starving people or corpses are found in the fields”. Depicting a scene of widespread famine or disaster. Literally, “In the wilds, there are starving corpses”.

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野有饿莩 Pronunciation and Pinyin

野有饿莩 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
野
yě11wild, open country
有
yǒu6to have or to exist
饿
è10to be hungry or starve
莩
piǎo10starve to death

Example Sentence with 野有饿莩

那一年灾荒严重,粮食颗粒无收,村外常常野有饿莩,百姓生活苦不堪言。
That year, the famine was severe, and no grain was harvested. Outside the village, starving corpses were often seen, and people's lives were extremely miserable.

Idioms Related to 野有饿莩

Synonyms of 野有饿莩

  • yě野yǒu有è饿piǎo殍starving bodies litter the wilderness

More idioms starting with 野

  • yě野rén人zòu奏pù曝a humble but well-intentioned offering
  • yě野rén人xiàn献rì日a humble or trifling contribution
  • yě野rén人xiàn献pù曝offer humble trifling advice or gift
  • yě野rén人xiàn献qín芹humbly offer a worthless gift
  • yě野shǐ史bài稗guān官unofficial historical records and anecdotal writings
  • yě野chù处xué穴jū居live in caves and wilderness
  • yě野jū居xué穴chù处live a primitive life in the wilderness
  • yě野xīn心bó勃bó勃extremely ambitious
  • yě野xìng性nán难xùn驯wild nature hard to tame
  • yě野zhàn战qún群lóng龙Many powerful individuals contend for supremacy
  • yě野wú无yí遗cái才No talent left undiscovered
  • yě野wú无yí遗xián贤all worthy people are employed

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Questions about 野有饿莩

What does 野有饿莩 mean?

野有饿莩 (yě yǒu è piǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Starving people or corpses are found in the fields”.

How do you pronounce 野有饿莩?

野有饿莩 is pronounced yě yǒu è piǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 野有饿莩 literally mean?

Literally, 野有饿莩 means “in the wilds, there are starving corpses”. It is used to mean “Starving people or corpses are found in the fields”.

What is the Chinese definition of 野有饿莩?

饿莩:饿死的人。郊外有饿死的人。形容战乱或灾后的景象

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