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乱世凶年 — “A period of social unrest and severe famine”

乱世凶年 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a period of social unrest and severe famine”. Characterized by extreme hardship and suffering. Literally, “Chaotic times and disastrous years”.

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乱世凶年 Pronunciation and Pinyin

乱世凶年 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
乱
luàn7disorderly and confused
世
shì5world, generation, era
凶
xiōng4fierce, evil, or violent
年
nián6year or age

Example Sentence with 乱世凶年

在乱世凶年里,普通百姓的生活总是充满挑战和不确定。
During chaotic times and disastrous years, the lives of ordinary people are always full of challenges and uncertainty.

Idioms Related to 乱世凶年

More idioms starting with 乱

  • luàn乱qī七bā八zāo糟in a complete mess
  • luàn乱qī七bā八zāo遭in a complete mess
  • luàn乱shì世yīng英xióng雄hero in chaotic times
  • luàn乱rén人ěr耳mù目mislead people
  • luàn乱zuò作yī一tuán团in a state of utter confusion
  • luàn乱zuò作hú胡wéi为act wildly and unscrupulously
  • luàn乱zhuì坠tiān天huā花speak eloquently and hyperbolically
  • luàn乱tóu头cū粗fú服disheveled hair and plain clothes
  • luàn乱tán弹qín琴talk nonsense or act foolishly
  • luàn乱kòu扣mào帽zi子arbitrarily label or unfairly characterize
  • luàn乱diǎn点yuān鸳yāng鸯make a mess of marital matches
  • luàn乱qióng琼suì碎yù玉scattered delicate snowflakes

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Questions about 乱世凶年

What does 乱世凶年 mean?

乱世凶年 (luàn shì xiōng nián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a period of social unrest and severe famine”.

How do you pronounce 乱世凶年?

乱世凶年 is pronounced luàn shì xiōng nián in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 乱世凶年 literally mean?

Literally, 乱世凶年 means “Chaotic times and disastrous years”. It is used to mean “a period of social unrest and severe famine”.

What is the Chinese definition of 乱世凶年?

时世动乱,年成极坏。

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