āi​hóng​biàn​yě

land swarming with refugees

哀鸿遍野 哀鴻遍野 āi​hóng​biàn​yě
land swarming with refugees
(idiom) literally the plaintive whine of geese across the wilds; used to describe a land swarming with disaster victims or starving people, or to describe extremely difficult conditions

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