哀鸿遍地 — “Widespread suffering and distress”
哀鸿遍地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Widespread suffering and distress”. Often from starvation and displacement due to disaster. Literally, “Crying wild geese all over the land”.
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哀鸿遍地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
哀鸿遍地 Character Breakdown
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那场严重的洪水灾害过后，村庄里哀鸿遍地，人们的生活陷入了极大的困境。
After that severe flood disaster, there was widespread suffering and distress in the villages, and people's lives fell into great difficulty.
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More idioms starting with 哀
- āi哀sī丝háo豪zhú竹sorrowful and stirring instrumental music
- āi哀yuè乐xiāng相shēng生joy and sorrow are interdependent
- āi哀bīng兵bì必shèng胜Grieved soldiers will surely triumph
- āi哀gào告bīn宾fú服plead for mercy and submit
- āi哀āi哀yù欲jué绝profoundly sorrowful and on the verge of collapse
- āi哀āi哀fù父mǔ母Alas, my dear parents!
- āi哀xǐ喜jiāo交bìng并mingled joy and sorrow
- āi哀shēng声tàn叹qì气sigh in grief or dejection
- āi哀tiān天jiào叫dì地wail to heaven and earth
- āi哀sī思rú如cháo潮overwhelming sorrow like a surging tide
- āi哀gǎn感zhōng中nián年sorrow and melancholy in middle age
- āi哀gǎn感tiān天dì地profound sorrow that moves heaven and earth
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What does 哀鸿遍地 mean?
哀鸿遍地 (āi hóng biàn dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Widespread suffering and distress”.
How do you pronounce 哀鸿遍地?
哀鸿遍地 is pronounced āi hóng biàn dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 哀鸿遍地 literally mean?
Literally, 哀鸿遍地 means “Crying wild geese all over the land”. It is used to mean “Widespread suffering and distress”.
What is the Chinese definition of 哀鸿遍地?
哀鸿：哀鸣的鸿雁。比喻啼饥号寒的灾民。比喻在天灾人祸中到处都是流离失所、呻吟呼号的饥民。