荒烟蔓草

Traditional: 荒煙蔓草

huāng yān màn cǎo

Dictionary entry

lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds

What does 荒烟蔓草 mean?

荒烟蔓草 (huāng yān màn cǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds

2desolate (idiom)

Character breakdown

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荒huāngdesolate · shortage 烟yāncigarette or pipe tobacco · CL:根[gen1]蔓mánused in 蔓菁[man2 jing5]草cǎovariant of 草[cao3]

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荒烟蔓草

huāng yān màn cǎo

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