荒歉 huāngqiàn crop failure Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents huāngqiàn crop failure 荒 huāng noun famine crop failure; famine; a lean year歉 qiàn crop failure (bound form) deficient; bad harvest of crops; a poor year for farming.huāngqiàn to lie waste 荒 huāng verb to neglect to neglect (one's studies, work, etc.); to leave uncultivated歉 qiàn crop failure (bound form) deficient; bad harvest of crops; a poor year for farming.