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沉灶产蛙 — “Describes a situation of severe flooding or waterlogging”

沉灶产蛙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation of severe flooding or waterlogging”. Where water levels rise so high that even kitchen stoves are submerged and become breeding places for frogs, indicating extensive water damage and hardship. Literally, “Submerged stoves breeding frogs”.

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沉灶产蛙 Pronunciation and Pinyin

沉灶产蛙 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
沉
chén7sink, submerge, deep, calm
灶
zào7stove or kitchen god
产
chǎn6produce, give birth, property
蛙
wā12frog

Example Sentence with 沉灶产蛙

连续数日的暴雨,导致低洼地区沉灶产蛙,居民生活受到了严重影响
Days of continuous heavy rain caused severe flooding in the low-lying areas, leading to submerged stoves breeding frogs, which severely impacted residents' lives.

Idioms Related to 沉灶产蛙

Synonyms of 沉灶产蛙

  • chén沉zào灶shēng生wā蛙stoves submerged, frogs breeding; severe flooding

More idioms starting with 沉

  • chén沉bù不zhù住qì气unable to keep one's composure
  • chén沉yuān冤mò莫bái白deep injustice remains unredressed
  • chén沉yuān冤mò莫xuě雪grievous injustice that cannot be redressed
  • chén沉jǐ几guān观biàn变Calmly observe subtle changes
  • chén沉bó博jué绝lì丽profound, vast, and exquisite writing
  • chén沉hòu厚guǎ寡yán言Profound and taciturn
  • chén沉yín吟bù不jué决Ponder deeply, hesitate, unable to decide
  • chén沉yín吟bù不yǔ语pondering in silence
  • chén沉yín吟wèi未jué决Ponder and hesitate, unable to decide
  • chén沉yín吟zhāng章jù句Pondering literary works
  • chén沉shēng声jìng静qì气speaking in a low, calm voice
  • chén沉mì密guǎ寡yán言quiet and reserved

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Questions about 沉灶产蛙

What does 沉灶产蛙 mean?

沉灶产蛙 (chén zào chǎn wā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation of severe flooding or waterlogging”.

How do you pronounce 沉灶产蛙?

沉灶产蛙 is pronounced chén zào chǎn wā in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 沉灶产蛙 literally mean?

Literally, 沉灶产蛙 means “Submerged stoves breeding frogs”. It is used to mean “describes a situation of severe flooding or waterlogging”.

What is the Chinese definition of 沉灶产蛙?

灶没与水中,产生青蛙。形容水患之甚。

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