饿殍枕藉 — “Famine victims lying scattered and piled up”
饿殍枕藉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Famine victims lying scattered and piled up”. Describes a desolate and tragic scene of widespread starvation. Literally, “Starved corpses lying piled up”.
饿殍枕藉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- è饿sǐ死shì事dà大Starvation is a matter of utmost importance
- è饿sǐ死shì事xiǎo小，，shī失jié节shì事dà大Moral integrity outweighs personal hardship
- è饿piǎo殍mǎn满dào道starved corpses fill the roads
- è饿piǎo殍zài载dào道starved corpses fill the roads
- è饿piǎo莩zài载dào道starved corpses fill the roads
- è饿piǎo莩biàn遍yě野starved corpses all over the fields
- è饿hǔ虎zhī之qī蹊A perilous or extremely dangerous place
- è饿hǔ虎tūn吞yáng羊hungry tiger devours a lamb
- è饿hǔ虎pū扑yáng羊pounce fiercely and swiftly
- è饿hǔ虎pū扑shí食pounce like a hungry tiger
- è饿hǔ虎qín擒yáng羊hungry tiger seizes lamb
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What does 饿殍枕藉 mean?
饿殍枕藉 (è piǎo zhěn jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Famine victims lying scattered and piled up”.
How do you pronounce 饿殍枕藉?
饿殍枕藉 is pronounced è piǎo zhěn jí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饿殍枕藉 literally mean?
Literally, 饿殍枕藉 means “Starved corpses lying piled up”. It is used to mean “Famine victims lying scattered and piled up”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饿殍枕藉?
饿殍：饿死的人；枕藉：交叠而卧。饿死的人纵横交叠，形容饥荒之年的悲惨景象。