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饥馑荐臻 — “Successive famines”

饥馑荐臻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Successive famines”. Repeated crop failures and food shortages. Literally, “Famines successively arrive”.

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饥馑荐臻 Pronunciation and Pinyin

饥馑荐臻 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
饥
jī5hunger or famine
馑
jǐn14famine or food shortage
荐
jiàn9recommend or offer
臻
zhēn16reach a high level

Example Sentence with 饥馑荐臻

在那个动荡的年代,人们常常面临饥馑荐臻的困境。
In that turbulent era, people often faced the plight of successive famines.

Idioms Related to 饥馑荐臻

More idioms starting with 饥

  • jī饥bù不zé择shí食Beggars can't be choosers
  • jī饥bù不xiá暇shí食too busy to eat when hungry
  • jī饥bù不huáng遑shí食too busy to eat
  • jī饥dòng冻jiāo交qiē切suffer from hunger and cold
  • jī饥zé则fù附rén人,,bǎo饱biàn便gāo高yáng扬opportunistic and ungrateful
  • jī饥hán寒jiāo交còu凑suffering from hunger and cold
  • jī饥hán寒jiāo交qiē切suffer from hunger and cold
  • jī饥hán寒jiāo交zhì至suffer extreme hunger and cold
  • jī饥hán寒jiāo交pò迫suffering from hunger and cold
  • jī饥kě渴jiāo交gōng攻assailed by both hunger and thirst
  • jī饥kě渴jiāo交pò迫assailed by both hunger and thirst
  • jī饥huǒ火shāo烧cháng肠tormented by extreme hunger

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Questions about 饥馑荐臻

What does 饥馑荐臻 mean?

饥馑荐臻 (jī jǐn jiàn zhēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Successive famines”.

How do you pronounce 饥馑荐臻?

饥馑荐臻 is pronounced jī jǐn jiàn zhēn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 饥馑荐臻 literally mean?

Literally, 饥馑荐臻 means “Famines successively arrive”. It is used to mean “Successive famines”.

What is the Chinese definition of 饥馑荐臻?

饥馑:饥荒;荐臻:接连到来。连年灾荒不断。

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