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馁殍相望
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馁殍相望

馁殍相望 — “Starving people's bodies lie everywhere”

馁殍相望 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Starving people's bodies lie everywhere”. Widespread famine and death. Literally, “Starved corpses looking at each other; starved people in continuous sight”.

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馁殍相望 Pronunciation and Pinyin

馁殍相望 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
馁
něi10hungry or disheartened
殍
piǎo11starve to death
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
望
wàng11look, hope, visit

Example Sentence with 馁殍相望

在那个灾荒的年代,路上馁殍相望,景象惨不忍睹。
During that famine-stricken era, starving bodies were seen everywhere on the roads, a truly horrific sight.

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Synonyms of 馁殍相望

  • è饿piǎo殍biàn遍yě野starved corpses everywhere

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What does 馁殍相望 mean?

馁殍相望 (něi piǎo xiāng wàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Starving people's bodies lie everywhere”.

How do you pronounce 馁殍相望?

馁殍相望 is pronounced něi piǎo xiāng wàng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 馁殍相望 literally mean?

Literally, 馁殍相望 means “Starved corpses looking at each other; starved people in continuous sight”. It is used to mean “Starving people's bodies lie everywhere”.

What is the Chinese definition of 馁殍相望?

馁殍:饿死的人;相望:相互连接。形容饿死的人非常多

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