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蛮烟瘴雨 — “Barbaric smoke and miasmatic rain”

蛮烟瘴雨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Miasmatic mists and smoky rain (referring to a wild, desolate, and unhealthy environment, especially in the south); generally describes a primitive, wild, and uninhabited place”. Literally, “Barbaric smoke and miasmatic rain”.

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蛮烟瘴雨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

蛮烟瘴雨 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
蛮
mán12savage, fierce, unreasonable
烟
yān10smoke, tobacco, mist
瘴
zhàng16Miasma causing illness
雨
yǔ8water falling from clouds

Example Sentence with 蛮烟瘴雨

考察队深入到人迹罕至的地区,一路上都是蛮烟瘴雨,环境十分恶劣。
The expedition team ventured deep into the rarely visited area, where they encountered malarial mists and smoky rain all along the way, making the environment extremely harsh.

Idioms Related to 蛮烟瘴雨

Synonyms of 蛮烟瘴雨

  • mán蛮yān烟zhàng瘴wù雾wild, desolate, unhealthy region

More idioms starting with 蛮

  • mán蛮bù不jiǎng讲lǐ理brutally unreasonable
  • mán蛮zhēng争chù触dòu斗petty quarrels escalating into serious conflicts
  • mán蛮lái来shēng生zuò作force something to happen crudely
  • mán蛮hèng横wú无lǐ理unreasonably rude and aggressive
  • mán蛮chù触zhī之zhēng争trivial dispute with great losses
  • mán蛮chù触xiāng相zhēng争trivial disputes over insignificant causes
  • mán蛮fēng风zhàng瘴yǔ雨wild, desolate, and unhealthy region

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Questions about 蛮烟瘴雨

What does 蛮烟瘴雨 mean?

蛮烟瘴雨 (mán yān zhàng yǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Miasmatic mists and smoky rain (referring to a wild, desolate, and unhealthy environment, especially in the south); generally describes a primitive, wild, and uninhabited place”.

How do you pronounce 蛮烟瘴雨?

蛮烟瘴雨 is pronounced mán yān zhàng yǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 蛮烟瘴雨 literally mean?

Literally, 蛮烟瘴雨 means “Barbaric smoke and miasmatic rain”. It is used to mean “Miasmatic mists and smoky rain (referring to a wild, desolate, and unhealthy environment, especially in the south); generally describes a primitive, wild, and uninhabited place”.

What is the Chinese definition of 蛮烟瘴雨?

指南方有瘴气的烟雨。也泛指十分荒凉的地方。

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