饿殍载道 — “Bodies of people who have starved to death line the roads”
饿殍载道 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Bodies of people who have starved to death line the roads”. Indicating a severe famine and widespread suffering. Literally, “Starved corpses fill the roads”.
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饿殍载道 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饿殍载道 Character Breakdown
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在那个灾荒的年代，许多村庄都出现了饿殍载道的惨状，令人触目惊心。
During that era of natural disaster, many villages witnessed the tragic sight of starved bodies filling the roads, a truly shocking scene.
Idioms Related to 饿殍载道
Synonyms of 饿殍载道
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mǎn满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 饿殍载道 mean?
饿殍载道 (è piǎo zài dào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Bodies of people who have starved to death line the roads”.
How do you pronounce 饿殍载道?
饿殍载道 is pronounced è piǎo zài dào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饿殍载道 literally mean?
Literally, 饿殍载道 means “Starved corpses fill the roads”. It is used to mean “Bodies of people who have starved to death line the roads”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饿殍载道?
饿殍：饿死的人；载道：满路都是。形容到处都是饿死的人。