荼毒生灵 túdúshēnglíng to torment the people Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 荼毒 túdú to torment (literary) to cause great suffering; to persecute or inflict harm; originally referring to the bitterness of a wild herb and the venom of a scorpion生灵 生靈 shēnglíng the people (literary) the common people; the masses; the populace