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荼毒生灵
tú​dú​shēng​líng

to torment the people

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 荼毒 tú​dú
    to torment
    (literary) to cause great suffering; to persecute or inflict harm; originally referring to the bitterness of a wild herb and the venom of a scorpion
  2. 生灵 生靈 shēng​líng
    the people
    (literary) the common people; the masses; the populace