蝗虫过境
huáng​chóng​guò​jìng

locust plague

  • created sense approved 蝗虫过境/蝗蟲過境 · huáng​chóng​guò​jìng · locust plague — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蝗虫过境 / 蝗蟲過境

    huáng​chóng​guò​jìng

    locust plague

    a swarm of locusts sweeping across a region causing severe crop failure or total loss

    蝗虫 (literal) → 蝗虫/蝗蟲 · huáng​chóng · locust 过境 (literal) → 过境/過境 · guò​jìng · to pass through territory

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  • created sense approved 蝗虫过境/蝗蟲過境 · huáng​chóng​guò​jìng · eating like a swarm of locusts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蝗虫过境 / 蝗蟲過境

    huáng​chóng​guò​jìng

    eating like a swarm of locusts

    (figurative) to describe people eating with voracious greed or clearing out food quickly

    蝗虫 (literal) → 蝗虫/蝗蟲 · huáng​chóng · voracious eater 过境 (literal) → 过境/過境 · guò​jìng · to pass through territory

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