生人涂炭 — “People are plunged into extreme misery and suffering”
生人涂炭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People are plunged into extreme misery and suffering”. The common people live in utter destitution. Literally, “Living people in mud and charcoal”.
生人涂炭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
生人涂炭 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 生人涂炭
Idioms Related to 生人涂炭
Synonyms of 生人涂炭
Antonyms of 生人涂炭
More idioms starting with 生
- shēng生shàng上qǐ起xià下Connect preceding to following
- shēng生bù不rú如sǐ死life is worse than death
- shēng生bù不féng逢chǎng场Born at an inopportune time
- shēng生bù不féng逢shí时born at the wrong time
- shēng生bù不féng逢chén辰born at an unlucky time
- shēng生bù不yù遇shí时born at an unfortunate time
- shēng生shì事wēi微miǎo渺precarious and meager livelihood
- shēng生shì事rǎo扰mín民cause trouble and disturb the public
- shēng生yú于yōu忧huàn患ér而sǐ死yú于ān安lè乐Adversity fosters survival, ease leads to ruin
- shēng生yú于yōu忧huàn患，，sǐ死yú于yì逸lè乐adversity spurs survival, ease brings ruin
- shēng生zhòng众shí食guǎ寡abundant production and sparse consumption
- shēng生fú佛wàn万jiā家a living Buddha to ten thousand families
Recommended tools
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →Questions about 生人涂炭
What does 生人涂炭 mean?
生人涂炭 (shēng rén tú tàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People are plunged into extreme misery and suffering”.
How do you pronounce 生人涂炭?
生人涂炭 is pronounced shēng rén tú tàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 生人涂炭 literally mean?
Literally, 生人涂炭 means “Living people in mud and charcoal”. It is used to mean “People are plunged into extreme misery and suffering”.
What is the Chinese definition of 生人涂炭?
涂炭：烂泥和炭火。形容人民处于极端困苦的境地