饿殍满道 — “Starved corpses fill the roads”
饿殍满道 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a scene of severe famine where countless people have died from starvation, their bodies littering the roads”. Literally, “starved corpses fill the roads”.
饿殍满道 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 饿
- è饿sǐ死shì事dà大Starvation is a matter of utmost importance
- è饿sǐ死shì事xiǎo小，，shī失jié节shì事dà大Moral integrity outweighs personal hardship
- è饿piǎo殍zhěn枕jí藉starved corpses lying piled up
- è饿piǎo殍biàn遍yě野starved corpses everywhere
- è饿piǎo莩zài载dào道starved corpses fill the roads
- è饿piǎo莩biàn遍yě野starved corpses all over the fields
- è饿hǔ虎zhī之qī蹊A perilous or extremely dangerous place
- è饿hǔ虎tūn吞yáng羊hungry tiger devours a lamb
- è饿hǔ虎pū扑yáng羊pounce fiercely and swiftly
- è饿hǔ虎pū扑shí食pounce like a hungry tiger
- è饿hǔ虎qín擒yáng羊hungry tiger seizes lamb
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What does 饿殍满道 mean?
饿殍满道 (è piǎo mǎn dào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a scene of severe famine where countless people have died from starvation, their bodies littering the roads”.
How do you pronounce 饿殍满道?
饿殍满道 is pronounced è piǎo mǎn dào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饿殍满道 literally mean?
Literally, 饿殍满道 means “starved corpses fill the roads”. It is used to mean “a scene of severe famine where countless people have died from starvation, their bodies littering the roads”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饿殍满道?
殍：饿死的人。满路都是因饥饿而死的人的尸体。形容饥荒灾祸严重，人民大量死于饥寒的惨状。