生灵涂地 — “To plunge people into extreme misery and suffering”
生灵涂地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to plunge people into extreme misery and suffering”. To cause widespread distress among the populace. Literally, “People in mud and mire”.
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生灵涂地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
生灵涂地 Character Breakdown
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一场突如其来的自然灾害，使得村庄里的人们生灵涂地，家园尽毁。
A sudden natural disaster left the villagers in utter misery, their homes completely destroyed.
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- 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rén人tú涂tàn炭people plunged into extreme misery
- shēng生zhòng众shí食guǎ寡abundant production and sparse consumption
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Open the tool →Questions about 生灵涂地
What does 生灵涂地 mean?
生灵涂地 (shēng líng tú dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to plunge people into extreme misery and suffering”.
How do you pronounce 生灵涂地?
生灵涂地 is pronounced shēng líng tú dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 生灵涂地 literally mean?
Literally, 生灵涂地 means “People in mud and mire”. It is used to mean “to plunge people into extreme misery and suffering”.
What is the Chinese definition of 生灵涂地?
生灵：百姓；涂：泥沼。人民陷在泥塘和火坑里。形容人民处于极端困苦的境地。