生民涂炭 shēngmíntútàn people in extreme misery Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 生民 shēngmín the people (literary) the common people; the populace; the masses涂炭 塗炭 tútàn extreme misery (literary) mire and embers; extreme distress or the sufferings of the common people