哀鸿遍野

Traditional: 哀鴻遍野

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Dictionary entry

lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims

What does 哀鸿遍野 mean?

哀鸿遍野 (āi hóng biàn yě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims

2starving people fill the land

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哀ĀiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]鸿hóngeastern bean goose · great 遍biànvariant of 遍[bian4]野yěold variant of 野[ye3]

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