饿莩载道 — “Roads are strewn with bodies of people who died of starvation”
饿莩载道 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Roads are strewn with bodies of people who died of starvation”. Depicting a scene of severe famine and disaster where countless people perish from hunger and cold. Literally, “Starved corpses fill the roads”.
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- 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biàn遍yě野starved corpses everywhere
- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 饿莩载道
What does 饿莩载道 mean?
饿莩载道 (è piǎo zài dào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Roads are strewn with bodies of people who died of starvation”.
How do you pronounce 饿莩载道?
饿莩载道 is pronounced è piǎo zài dào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饿莩载道 literally mean?
Literally, 饿莩载道 means “Starved corpses fill the roads”. It is used to mean “Roads are strewn with bodies of people who died of starvation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饿莩载道?
莩：饿死的人。载道：满路。满路都是因饥饿而死的人的尸体。形容饥荒灾祸严重，人民大量死于饥寒的惨状。同“饿殍载道”、“饿殍满道”。