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Open the tool →命染黄沙 (mìng rǎn huáng shā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to perish in the desert or a harsh”.
命染黄沙 is pronounced mìng rǎn huáng shā in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 命染黄沙 means “Life stained by yellow sand”. It is used to mean “to perish in the desert or a harsh”.
染:沾上。身体挨上黄沙。指死亡