饿殍遍野 — “Fields strewn with corpses of people who died from starvation”
饿殍遍野 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fields strewn with corpses of people who died from starvation”. A scene of widespread famine and death. Literally, “Starved corpses everywhere in the fields”.
饿殍遍野 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mǎn满dào道starved corpses fill the roads
- è饿piǎo殍zài载dào道starved corpses fill the roads
- 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 饿殍遍野 mean?
饿殍遍野 (è piǎo biàn yě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fields strewn with corpses of people who died from starvation”.
How do you pronounce 饿殍遍野?
饿殍遍野 is pronounced è piǎo biàn yě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饿殍遍野 literally mean?
Literally, 饿殍遍野 means “Starved corpses everywhere in the fields”. It is used to mean “Fields strewn with corpses of people who died from starvation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饿殍遍野?
殍：人饿死后的尸体。到处是饿死的人。形容老百姓因饥饿而大量死亡的悲惨景象。