苍生涂炭 cāngshēngtútàn people in misery Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 苍生 蒼生 cāngshēng the common people (literary) the common people; the masses; also known as 苍民 cāngmín涂炭 塗炭 tútàn extreme misery (literary) mire and embers; extreme distress or the sufferings of the common people