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Open the tool →乱世凶年 (luàn shì xiōng nián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a period of social unrest and severe famine”.
乱世凶年 is pronounced luàn shì xiōng nián in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 乱世凶年 means “Chaotic times and disastrous years”. It is used to mean “a period of social unrest and severe famine”.
时世动乱,年成极坏。