生灵涂炭 shēnglíngtútàn extreme misery Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 连年战争,导致生灵涂炭。 liánnián zhànzhēng, dǎozhì shēnglíng tútàn. Years of continuous war have caused great suffering to the people. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary