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苍生涂炭
cāng​shēng​tú​tàn

people in misery

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 苍生 蒼生 cāng​shēng
    the common people
    (literary) the common people; the masses; also known as 苍民 cāng​mín
  2. 涂炭 塗炭 tú​tàn
    extreme misery
    (literary) mire and embers; extreme distress or the sufferings of the common people