餓殍遍野
è​piǎo​biàn​yě

the starved are everywhere

  • created sense approved 饿殍遍野/餓殍遍野 · è​piǎo​biàn​yě · the starved are everywhere — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饿殍遍野 / 餓殍遍野

    è​piǎo​biàn​yě

    the starved are everywhere

    The bodies of those who died of hunger are strewn across the land; indicates a severe famine or great disaster.

    饿殍 (literal) → 饿殍/餓殍 · è​piǎo · starved corpse 遍野 (literal) → 遍野 · biàn​yě · everywhere

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