饿莩遍野 — “Starved corpses all over the fields”
饿莩遍野 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tragic scene where bodies of those who starved to death are scattered across the land, indicating widespread famine and mass deaths due to hunger”. Literally, “starved corpses all over the fields”.
饿莩遍野 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饿莩遍野 Character Breakdown
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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 饿莩遍野
What does 饿莩遍野 mean?
饿莩遍野 (è piǎo biàn yě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tragic scene where bodies of those who starved to death are scattered across the land, indicating widespread famine and mass deaths due to hunger”.
How do you pronounce 饿莩遍野?
饿莩遍野 is pronounced è piǎo biàn yě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饿莩遍野 literally mean?
Literally, 饿莩遍野 means “starved corpses all over the fields”. It is used to mean “a tragic scene where bodies of those who starved to death are scattered across the land, indicating widespread famine and mass deaths due to hunger”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饿莩遍野?
莩：饿死的人。到处是饿死的人。形容人民因饥饿而大量死亡的悲惨景象。