- 饿殍遍野 èpiǎobiànyě the starved are everywhereThe bodies of those who died of hunger are strewn across the land; indicates a severe famine or great disaster.
- 饿殍载道 èpiǎozàidào starved corpses fill the roads(idiom) bodies of people who have died of starvation are found everywhere along the road; describes a state of severe famine