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荒烟野蔓 — “Describes a desolate and neglected place”

荒烟野蔓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a desolate and neglected place”. Overgrown with wild vegetation and appearing bleak. Literally, “desolate mist and wild vines”.

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荒烟野蔓 Pronunciation and Pinyin

荒烟野蔓 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
荒
huāng10desolate, uncultivated, or neglected
烟
yān10smoke, tobacco, mist
野
yě11wild, open country
蔓
màn14creeping plant tendril

Example Sentence with 荒烟野蔓

曾经繁华的古寺,如今已是荒烟野蔓,一片萧条,令人感慨万千。
The once prosperous ancient temple is now overgrown with desolate mist and wild vines, a scene of complete decay, evoking a myriad of emotions.

Idioms Related to 荒烟野蔓

More idioms starting with 荒

  • huāng荒táng唐bù不jīng经utterly preposterous and absurd
  • huāng荒táng唐zhī之yán言absurd and nonsensical remarks
  • huāng荒táng唐wú无jī稽utterly absurd and groundless
  • huāng荒zi子càn孱sūn孙degenerate or unworthy descendants
  • huāng荒shān山yě野lǐng岭remote desolate mountains
  • huāng荒guài怪bù不jīng经extremely absurd and unsubstantiated
  • huāng荒wú无rén人yān烟desolate and uninhabited
  • huāng荒shí时bào暴yuè月times of scarcity or famine
  • huāng荒yín淫wú无dù度dissolute and debauched beyond measure
  • huāng荒yín淫wú无chǐ耻dissolute, immoral, and utterly shameless
  • huāng荒yín淫wú无dào道debauched and unprincipled
  • huāng荒miǎo渺bù不jīng经Absurd, illogical, and fanciful

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What does 荒烟野蔓 mean?

荒烟野蔓 (huāng yān yě màn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a desolate and neglected place”.

How do you pronounce 荒烟野蔓?

荒烟野蔓 is pronounced huāng yān yě màn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 荒烟野蔓 literally mean?

Literally, 荒烟野蔓 means “desolate mist and wild vines”. It is used to mean “describes a desolate and neglected place”.

What is the Chinese definition of 荒烟野蔓?

荒烟:荒凉原野上的雾气;野蔓:野草。形容冷落荒凉的景象

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